We added a lot of municipal compost and concentrated amendments on top of the soil in a newly established polytunnel last winter, enough of a front-loading to last a few years. But not enough fertility was available for the hungry plants that we grew this year, despite there being a huge amount there.
0:00 removing and replacing fertility
1:11 amending the soil
3:10 lots of compost, lots of potential fertility
4:52 good growth then poor growth
6:21 compost takes time to feed
7:44 watering issues
9:13 digging a trench
10:29 fixing the problem in the past and future
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