Dear Pat,
I live in Del Mar near Fairbanks Ranch, and I’d like to get some of your thoughts on gardening and adding some new organic fruits, herbs, and vegetables to my house to feed us! My goal is to turn a portion of my property into a full blown garden. The challenges are the soil is clay and there are about 15 fruit trees on the property that do okay in the summer, but not amazing. Only a small portion of the land seems to get excessive sunlight but I do have some areas with regular sunlight. I also wanted to get your thoughts on the some new mulch that was dropped off and spread around my fruit trees. It consists mostly eucalypus wood shavings and a few leaves. I heard this wasn’t ideal so do you suggest I remove it all?
Dear Christian:
Thank you so much for your excellent questions. Here are my answers divided into categories.
- Vegetable Gardening and Edibles in a New Garden
- Chipped Eucalyptus Wood and Leaves from Tree Trimmers
- Sun and Shade in a New Garden
- Dealing with Clay Soil
- Fruit Trees
With best wishes for great organic gardening success,
Pat
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