I'm not much of a fertilizer user but about 10 years ago I added gypsum because the soil wasn't holding water well--advice from a nursery worker. I didn't see any difference in water retention so that's when I started dumping dry avocado leaves and kitchen scraps in this area. 28 years ago when we moved in there were roses planted in that bed but I pulled them out because they were very old with big trunks and I wanted tomatoes. Maybe the previous owners used rose fertilizer.
I will definitely do another soil test next year.
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