Okay, #gardening Mastdodon folks... I need help. I have an area that runs all along a fence line where they ripped up the sod to to fix a retaining wall on the other side of the fence. After they put my fence back up, I asked them not to replace the sod in a 2 foot strip all along the fence so I could turn it into gardens, BUT it is really hard packed dirt -- too hard to even dig into without *great* difficulty. What's the easiest and least expensive way to turn hard dirt into a good garden bed? And if I save up to buy dirt this fall, do I need to do something to the hard dirt first, or can I just put the new dirt on top?
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How big is the area?
nostr:npub1m9sdv89uxpm5jsfh48ld9qdxwhrqy9nye7q2fn6g37er0ax393lql6wkkg Quick & interesting alternative: buy a bunch of wildflower seed mix, toss it liberally on the area in question, spread something loose like straw or grass clippings on top, keep it watered until stuff germinates, and as needed thereafter. The plants and associated soil microbes, and in due course insects and worms, will transform the packed earth into a while different thing, a diverse little habitat.