Coastal Carolina Gardening

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Coastal Carolina
Gardening

Trees & Shrubs for Specific Purposes at the Coast

For Windy Areas	For Shore Conditions	For Wet, Swampy Areas	Lightly Wooded Areas
Barberry Junipers Oak Loblolly Pine Long leaved Pine Maple	Russian Olive Rosa Rugusa Water Oak Willow Oak Live Oak American Arborvitae	American Arborvitae Streamco Willow (short-lived) Red Cedar Wax Myrtle Yaupon Holly	Dogwood Rhododendron Redbud (short-lived)

Soil Amendments & What They Do

Compost: Loosens soil and all around fertilizer.
Peat moss: Good for lightening soil; breaks down quickly in the south.
Sawdust & Bark: Woody products are good soil amendments. Offset excessive nitrogen with fertilizer.
Lime: If soil is very acid; add lime. Don't guess at whether lime or sulfur is needed. Follow your ph test recommendations and those on the product label.
Bone meal: High in phosphorous.
Greensand: High in potassium, this mineral also loosens the soil.
Cottonseed meal & blood meal: Good sources of nitrogen.

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