Serious Problems With Sand Rising

DrKingGreen

DrKingGreen

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Had a really hard rain (1.5 inches hr) for about 3 days earlier in the week. It brought up to 2 inches of sand to the top of my soil in some places in the garden. Some sand even buried some of my radishes and spicey lettuce it was so deep. My newly planted seeds also have sand over the line where I planted them (not sure how deep as I didn't want to disturb the seeds if they have germed). What can I do to fix this problem or should I just let them run it out? How can I prevent this in the next plot I am planting? This is a new garden I started on previously unworked land this year. I tilled about 4 times in prep for planting adding as much compost as we make in our household. After tilling I pulled out the grass and weeds in there before planting. Thanks!
 
Unless it affects your plants I would only worry about it occurring again - let them grow right now if they will. Are the radishes showing? In Alaska so I have no idea about gardening veggies outdoors right now.
 
hotrodharley said:
Unless it affects your plants I would only worry about it occurring again - let them grow right now if they will. Are the radishes showing? In Alaska so I have no idea about gardening veggies outdoors right now.
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Yea they have leaves 4-6 inches long, but the red ants and I are having it out so they have slowed because of the holes on the leaves.Any advice on how to prevent it from occuring again? Really don't want to puyrchase top soil as the soil here is nutrient rich, just a bit sandy
 
DonPepe said:
kinda depends on how big your garden is but raised beds are great for smaller patches.
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I have raised beds for my flower gardens around the house, but my veggie gardens are both 16x20 so that's not really an option. WOuld take a crap ton of soil!
 
DrKingGreen said:
Put gas on my plants? Is that an ahole way of saying they're going to die anyway?
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Isn't Ethylene a natural plant hormone ?

Functions of Ethylene
Ethylene is known to affect the following plant processes (Davies, 1995; Mauseth, 1991; Raven, 1992; Salisbury and Ross, 1992):

  • Stimulates the release of dormancy.
  • Stimulates shoot and root growth and differentiation (triple response)
  • May have a role in adventitious root formation.
  • Stimulates leaf and fruit abscission.
  • Stimulates Bromiliad flower induction.
  • Induction of femaleness in dioecious flowers.
  • Stimulates flower opening.
  • Stimulates flower and leaf senescence.
  • Stimulates fruit ripening
 
haha I thought he meant like the gas... But still doesn't make sense. I just have really bad soil erosion going on I guess. Not sure how to combat that in a garden as I don't want weeds or grass growing in it to hold down the soil... Also can't plant veggies so close that they would work either.
 
DrKingGreen said:
haha I thought he meant like the gas... But still doesn't make sense. I just have really bad soil erosion going on I guess. Not sure how to combat that in a garden as I don't want weeds or grass growing in it to hold down the soil... Also can't plant veggies so close that they would work either.
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It will help your roots grow deeper to take hold being you have soil erosion.

Stimulates shoot and root growth and differentiation (triple response)
 
DrKingGreen said:
I have raised beds for my flower gardens around the house, but my veggie gardens are both 16x20 so that's not really an option. WOuld take a crap ton of soil!
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You can do raised rows without raising the entire bed. Every 3 feet dig a shallow trench for drainage and lift the soilup and over in between the trenches making a raised row. Commonly done in fields for crops or areas that need more drainage. If you top dress with some compost\manure\sand before you make the raised rows, you save labor on incorporating organics.
 
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