Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Why bring in dirt when you can amend and add to make your soil perfect for what you want to grow. So far the MM has shown me a ton of valuable soil and planting info, so there is no reason to question Jim about the initial precept of the method. Looks like there are some very successful gardens in some pretty tough soil and climate conditions out there. Well I'm back quite and reading old posts and files to expand my knowledge. Cripples got a lot of time to do stuff like that now...
Bob

--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, Jim Kennard & <justthe12ofus@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I need to bring in some more dirt for grow beds, but budget is a problem. Screened top soil of guaranteed fertility is anywhere from $250 to $350 for 10 yards! To think I paid $60 ten years ago. Anyway, I did find loam for $100 per 10 yards. Since we are feeding regularly,
> can I use that instead of top soil? How deep does it have to be? Also, I have access to lots of peat just for the digging. Would that benefit the project or not?
> Thanks so much for all the info.:-)Happy gardening!
> Shawn
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> Shawn & Group:
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> Why are you thinking you need to bring in topsoil at all? We promise "a great garden in any soil, in any climate, with NO soil amendments".
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> If you have disease in your soil you need to move or scrape it all away and start over, otherwise you do NOT need to bring in new soil.
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> Peat would be nice for the soil tilth (ease of handling, etc.), but again is not necessary for a good garden.
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> If your soil is EXTREMELY hard or rocky we sometimes build Grow-Boxes 8" high on TOP of the soil. These can be filled with peat and sand (2/3 - 1/3).
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> The nutrition provided by the Mittleider natural mineral nutrients will give you a great crop.
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> Jim Kennard
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