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- Hi all,
- There are a few of us in Highland Park (South of Pasadena) who are in
the process of turning a vacant lot into a garden. The history of the lot
is that it once was covered by a house that burned down in a fire started
by some riff-raff. So you can imagine the soil is very compacted, hardpan
and the top soil is sandy. The weeds that have made it home include an
abundance of lambs quarter gone to seed, dried up plantains, and some low
grass I can't identify. For the most part the land is barren and dry. So
I weeded what I could, and started a heap of compost. What I would like
to do is eventually plant into the finished compost as the base of my
topsoil.
So I'm calling out to anyone who knows about detox/pioneer plants,
ground covers, trees or other plants that break up hardpan,
ESPECIALLY if any of these plants are native to the Los Angeles
area. Any other information about where I can acquire these plants and
seeds locally, discounted, or for trade would also be appreciated.
-Jaci June
"Jaci June"
<professionalgoatslapper@gmail.com>
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
an educational
non-profit since 2000
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org
"We are like trees,
we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to grow." -
Anonymous