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what to grow in a sandy yard.
Hey ladies. I'm new here, but thougt I'd just jump in. I got married 3 weeks ago. My hubby and I own a home and have lived here for about a year. I tried to hard to grow grass and flowers in my yard this year. But everything died. At first my vegetable garden did great, but my flowers and grass never took off. We were in a severe drought this year so I'm sure that had something to do with it. But my yard is all sand. No matter how much I watered, it just drained away. Does anybody have ideas on how to get plants to grow in sand, or what to add to my sandy soil to make it work?
Leyila P.
Re: what to grow in a sandy yard.
I don't know where you live, but when we lived in Colorado and Texas, our soil was so poor, we added top soil to our yard and both did relatively well.
We have friends in Arizona, and they don't have a yard with grass and plants & flowers except for in containers and pots. They landscaped with rock and have Joshua Trees, cactus, and other drought resistant plants.
I agree that maybe you should do a soil test. Adding topsoil to your beds and composting regularly will help the soil quality. If the soil quality is good but it's just too dry, try setting up some form of irrigation system for your gardens. Water either earlyin the morning (as in dawn) or in the evening at the last hour or so of light; if you water during the height of the day, the sunn will evaporate the majority of your watering.
Succulents are great for dry, arid envirnments and soils and they can still be quite colorful. You might also consider planting spring-flowering bulbs for more collor. Otherwise, try planting some shrubs that can tolerate heat if you need to fill larger areas. I used to live in OK (before I really cared about gardening though) and I recall crepe myrtles tolerating drought well once establish. Flowering dogwood trees are also awesome in OK, but they can be huge. Good luck!