You ever notice how whenever you look at gardening pictures in books and on websites it always shows this perfect, loose black soil? The kind that is perfectly well-drained, perfectly nutritious, and very easy to work with?
That’s great if your land is fortunate enough to be blessed with it, or you’re working in containers or raised beds of bagged soil, but most of us aren’t so lucky…
Most of us have to make do with whatever soil happens to be present in our garden, and for so many of us across the South, that means clay soil.
Clay is notorious for being difficult to work with and prone to retaining too much moisture or smothering roots and preventing growth. Some folks say you shouldn’t even try to garden in it!
But the truth is it’s entirely possible to grow veggies in clay soil if you pick the right kinds and know a few tricks. I’ll be telling you about 20 such veggies down below. Get ready to get dirty, and keep reading. READ FULL ARTICLE