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Originally Posted by b54red
Add lots of organic matter and add peat to the soil as it will also help retain moisture....Heavy mulch that cools the soil and also maintains the moisture level is essential especially for some nematode susceptible crops like cucumbers and okra. If the soil is very sandy then it is almost impossible to control nematodes as even nematode resistant varieties will sometimes be affected by them.
Bill
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I've been mulching with leaves for the past four years, having used wheat straw before that, which got too expensive. Leaves are free and I have a ton of them. It all gets tilled in afterwards and slowly the sandy soil is improving. What compost I make is not enough to cover all the beds so I use it to amend each planting hole and that is helping too.
I agree, it will be a never ending battle but persistence pays off.
Thanks for all of your suggestions!
