White Sand

White Sand

What should I do/plant when my garden is white sand?

I have a narrow area that I want to freshen up. The ground is white gritty sand as I live near the beach. I was thinking of putting down some mulch/wood-chips and some waterwise plants like Rhoeo but I'm wondering if the sandy ground will make them fail. I don't want to have to add fertilizer every month forever. Any advice?

Before you start adding anything, is it possible to remove about 4" of that sand?
If so, do it. Then add the Humus.
Note: Compost is things like leaves, cut grass, thatch,saw dust even weeds. When you put all of that together, you're composting. When all that compost breaks down, it becomes humus. Humus can have little pieces of uncomposted twigs & leaves in it, which is fine. That will eventually break down. Don't put branches or wood chips into your compost pile, because it takes forever for that woodier stuff to break down.
OK, if you were able to remove that 4" of sand, now put in the "humus". work it into the sand you still have there. Now plant , plant, plant.
To keep that area producing, put your grass clippings in there and any dead leaves. In the fall, work that debris into the soil. Most of that will break down over Winter.
You hear people say they put their Food Scraps in their compost pile,,,,,NEVER put in meat,fowl or fish in a compost pile. That stuff doesn't break down and it attract things you don't want around your home.

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