The Modern Amish

So as we try to get back on track, here’s today’s farming tip.  And it’s for all you urban dwellers looking to have your own little bit of Green Acres in the big city.  From New York magazine, here’s how to go about assessing the soil for your urban garden.

• Caleb Leech, curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s fragrance and herb gardens, suggests that, before planting, you take a handful of dirt and squeeze it together. Good soil will lightly clump, bad soil will either fall apart (too sandy) or mass together (too clay-y). The good news is that soil problems can be remedied by adding compost, manure, and other organic materials widely available at area nurseries.

There you go.  Before you plant your seeds, give your dirt a squeeze.  So many things in life can be checked out with a squeeze.  Dirt, citrus fruit, couchs, basketballs.  That’s it.  Remember, this is a G rated website.  Happy farming.