Why so little sun on the west side? Is it another building blocking it or just trees.

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Terry

May the force be with you

Hi Lilylilac,
Very nice name!!
It's late tonight, but I wanted to make sure
I posted a URL for composting conversations we've had here..
That'll get you a good start on some reading here.

I'll come back to this post in the morning!

Composting

I'll click the notification box to notify me when someone replies to this!!!

Weezie

Welcome by the way!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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Lilylilac,
If you do a FORUM SEARCH and type in COMPOST or COMPOSTING, you'll bring up alot of posts here about composting and methods....(alot of reading, I tend to go a bit overboard on the subject, )
But, even in shade, if you give some of the plants good "dirt" to be in, they will do nicely and bloom...but it's trial and error....

Also, type in SHADE GARDENING into the GARDEN SEARCH, and you'll also find alllllllooooottttt of info there too!!!

I know someone will come thru and also give you some ideas for plants or planting area's ideas...

Weezie

Keep us posted on your composting... I would love to hear if it's more successfull for you this time around, and don't forget, if you have any questions about it, don't hesitate to ask, I just love to talk compost!
And flowers, and gardens, and dirt, and ideas'. Oh, I"m sure you get the idea, I like to talk!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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Say, Your'e from Wisconsin, you could use CHEESE as a soil ammendment, Ouch,Ouch
Laura...Help somebody!
She's from Wisconsin...too

Here is a couple of ideas.
If you do not mind the smell for a week or so, chicken manure does more to break up clay than anything I have found. Hope you do not have any neighbors downwind though .

What I have done here in Georgia (my wife threatened a divorce if I brought in chicken manure) . So I watered the clay area really soaking it. Then I waited a day or so, and went to work with the tiller. Then I mixed in compost/ a little sand, and some composted cow manure (no smell) . Then just till it up as deep as the tiller will go.

Since it is a shady area, hostas work well, there is also a multitude of bulbs for shady areas. If there is any sun at all, I know that Coral Bells will do wonders, I have two that only get morning sun and are growing like weeds.

I have found that just looking at the online garden/flower places, give fairly accurate descriptions of plants and if they need shade or sun.

I hope this helps

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Lilylilac
I had a problem with a thick band of clay in my
back yard where I wanted to put a flower bed and I couldn't get anything to grow there, (so I had to finally use lyme (it's a white powder) and it did the trick. Then the clay just broke up as I tilled it into the dirt. After I added some more rich dirt, and replanted the difference was absolutely amazing! The plants then flourished. The lyme neutralizes the clay so it breaks up.