Planting Tomatoes and Peppers in Oak Earth
They say that oaks send nutrients through their root system out to other plants and trees. Oaks bring life to a multitude of plants, trees and animal life. The soil around our old pre-Civil War oak is especially rich and black. A few months ago, I noticed the dark soil forming where the tree was once hit by lightening. The dirt was actually in the crevice and dripping down to the ground below.
As I felt the dirt in my hands, it seemed incredibly healthy looking. The idea formed to use a little of it as we start our seeds in the spring. Now that it’s March, I’m experimenting with this as we start some seeds indoors. In Northwest Georgia the last threat of frost is usually over by the end of April. Thus, we usually plant the garden the last week of April or the first week of May.
Some plants do well started indoors prior to planting season. Tomatoes, peppers and herbs like dill are a good choice for starting indoors.
In this video I take you along as I gather oak earth for my planting experiment.
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