How To Properly Prepare Soil | VICTORY GARDEN

Nothing is as important to the success of your garden as properly prepared soil. In Episode 102 of GBH's Victory Garden, Jim Crockett does a home soil test on the garden site and talks about testing and test results. He gives a demonstration of properly preparing the soil using the correct hand tools such as a spade, a fork and a rake. Also, a demonstration of rototilling and adding organic matter and liming and fertilizers. Planting demos include edible pea pods, radishes and spinach.

00:00 - Intro
01:37 - Testing your soil at home
03:00 - The importance of ground limestone
04:30 - Using peat moss to treat soil
05:30 - The art of digging soil
08:30 - Intercropping with lettuce
13:56 - Planting peas
17:05 - Planting onion seedlings
18:53 - Planting carrots, radishes and beets
21:05 - Planting rhubarb
23:00 - Planting a grapevine
26:20 - Jim answers viewer Q's

Host: James Underwood Crockett
Directed & Produced by: Russell Morash
Original air date: April 14, 1976
© 1976 WGBH Educational Foundation and James Underwood Crockett

This program is a snapshot of gardening practices in 1976. General guidance and knowledge may still be applicable to modern gardens, but products such as insecticides and fungicides may be outdated. For current practices and gardening products, we encourage you to seek out guidance from local experts such as your county agricultural agent.

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