Second Load of Biosolids Applied - Perennial Garden Topdressing - February 2024

Last week, I posted the details and photos of the first late-winter application of municipal biosolids in our garden and talked about how I was going to try to find some time to head to the mulch pit to get a few loads before gardening season heats up.  I applied that initial load to some areas that needed the soil amendment including the Spring Grove Ginkgos, the epimedium colony and my Hellebores.   I mentioned (in that post) that for every spot that I dumped a bucket of biosolids, I spotted 2x more spots that could use a top-dressing.  Not to mention the lawn, the parkway and the compost bins.  

Over the weekend, I ran out and picked up another load.   About 8 five-gallon buckets filled up 2/3rds-of-the way.  And dumped and spread out around the backyard.  

I added another partial-bucket under the Linden trees:

And, right at the base of my bird feeder pole:

At regular intervals along the front of the south border:

Around the trunk of the south-side Northern Red Oak tree went a couple of buckets.  I'd like to plant this border up with grasses, but the soil needs some work.  This is the first step to making the area a bit more hospitable.  

And, finally, I dumped a bucket close to the Weeping Nootka Cypress tree (the area where I've been using as a path):

That's two loads of biosolids and one load of arborist wood chips done this season.   Here's hoping I can find more time this week/next week/week after to keep it up.