What about the soil?

Some people may wonder,
"What is the key for creating a beautiful garden?"

Imagination 

 Love 

and a more scientific aspect... 

SOIL! 

All is about soil!

So let's give a brief description of Oak creek's soil :
The soil is part of the Dayton silt loam series, which means that the soil is mainly composed of silty loam. Soil composed of a lot of silt usually make excellent farm land!


Loam is about the best soil there is, just nearly the right mixture of sand, clay and organic matter. To keep it very productive the organic matter needs to be replenished often.

Characteristics of the Dayton series according to National Cooperative soil Survey:
Dayton silt loam are usually moist and are saturated with water during the winter and spring. The mean annual soil temperature is 54 to 55 degrees F. The soils are more than 60 inches deep.

Source: Oregon explorer

So, we are pretty lucky with our soil! good structure, no rocks, etc...
But adding organic matter is a MUST! and adding a fertilizer is a good idea too, to make our garden more productive, ORGANIC, of course!