prepare-soil
Assess and improve garden soil through testing, amendment, composting, and biodynamic preparations. Covers jar test, spade test, earthworm count, amendment by soil type (clay, sandy, depleted, compacted), composting methods (hot, cold, vermicomposting), no-till practices, cover cropping, and biodynamic preparations 500-508. Use when starting a new garden bed, when plants underperform despite adequate water and light, when transitioning to organic or biodynamic practice, when soil has become compacted or depleted, or when building a composting system.
Installation and usage
Assess and improve garden soil through testing, amendment, composting, and biodynamic preparations. Covers jar test, spade test, earthworm count, amendment by soil type (clay, sandy, depleted, compacted), composting methods (hot, cold, vermicomposting), no-till practices, cover cropping, and biodynamic preparations 500-508. Use when starting a new garden bed, when plants underperform despite adequate water and light, when transitioning to organic or biodynamic practice, when soil has become compacted or depleted, or when building a composting system.
Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:
skills use prepare-soil