The Bungalow Pit

The soil in our yard has become a minor obsession (and growing.) Rachel and I love to garden—always have. With all the construction and restoration, we need a place where we can work out our stress and feel connected to our place, and nothing does that quite like working in the garden. We go to nurseries at least once a week and always manage to buy something new—no matter what promises we make that we’re “just going for inspiration.”

However, nothing will grow well if you don’t have good soil, and our soil is clay. I’ve been reading several books on gardening (even some great websites) and we’re doing the best we can with what we’ve got. We’ve already removed truck loads of soil—not easy and not cheap—and have been replacing it with organic material. I’ve also been spreading gypsum on the clay and working it in. If anyone has any words of wisdom, I’m all ears.