SCGardeningMama
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New to gardening and tried to make our first raised beds this year. We called around asking for soil/compost for vegetable gardening in raised beds and had it delivered. It looked very black and we filled the beds. But once I started working with it my hands would almost be stain black...later after rain/water the very back soil started to show brown wood chips, red clay chunks, and even white/gray rocks... Seems like it was "painted" and not sure how or with what?? Or if it's safe?? I had planted all my seedlings into these beds (tomatoes, zucchini and bell peppers) but they haven't really grown much if at all. There growth is stunted, yellowish leaves, no flowering. I've tried using liquid fertilizer and adding worm castings so far.
Is there anything I can do to fix the soil now? Or can I ammend this soil to plant fall crops? Or is it ruined by whatever black powder they put on it. So upset we tried to ordered soil specifically for my raised beds and were sold a bad product.
Is there anything I can do to fix the soil now? Or can I ammend this soil to plant fall crops? Or is it ruined by whatever black powder they put on it. So upset we tried to ordered soil specifically for my raised beds and were sold a bad product.