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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comI live in a rural area and constructed a large quonset style building for my home and shop. When pouring the cement for footings, we had a load of sand brought in and where the pile sat is now going to make up about 20% of my herb and vegetable garden. The sand has permeated the soil in this area and I was wondering what would be best to plant there. This area was previously growing native grass and alfafa.
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1 Comment To "What Vegetable, Flower or Herb Grow in Sandy Soil?"
#1 Comment By Nikki On 04/23/2012 @ 10:54 am
Not many plants, especially vegetables, grow well in sandy soil and should therefore be amended to make it more nutrient rich. This article will help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/amending-sandy-soil.htm [1]