guildfordcycads

We live in the tropics with heavy rains during the wet season. Our road is quite steep and we’ve dug a gutter next to it to allow the water to run off. The usual way to line gutters here is with half-open concrete tubes, which works really well. We however have lots of big rocks scattered around which have been dug up by the previous owner. Would that suffice to slow the water and stop the soil from eroding? And would it be beneficial to plant species that control erosion (deep roots, such as canna indica) in the gutter or better to plant them on the banks?

Any advice appreciated!

Hi team, I currently have tomato’s, cucumbers, capsicums and spring onion in large pots and all doing very well.

I dug out my lawn and would like to plant veggies next season.

The ph level is at around 6.5-7.0

I cant tell if its loamy or sandy

These are some pictures. I watered the soil about 36 hours ago – still a little bit dampish.

If its alright, then i would add compost, manure some organic matter to it and mix in.

But if its not a good base, i dont want to waste time.

Im enjoying the gardening – fairly new to it all.

I have fruit trees planted in the same soil (plum, fig, apricot, orange, mandarine, lemon) which are all producing fruit incase that matters.

Would love some feedback/advice