What are amendments and which ones do I use?
Amendments are ingredients or materials that one can add to their garden to improve conditions for their plantings. Some of my favorite amendments are black soil, brown top soil, Canadian Sphagnum peat moss, fine grade or sifted pine bark and compost manure. The black and brown top soil are a good starting point for any garden. The Canadian Sphagnum peat moss is another choice amendment because its PH is on the acidic side. A lot of plants seem to like the PH on the acidic side around 65 or so. The fine grade pine bark is another good component to get the PH down. Pine bark brakes down an makes a great soil conditioner for clay type soils. It aerates it and facilitates getter drainage while adding much needed organic material. Compost manure is great for adding organic material to the soil like pine bark. However it also has nutrients that release slowly into th soil and feed your plants.
