Consider that your soil is your groundwork, literally. So you want the dirt to be the best it can be鈥攔ich in compost, of suitabe pH (depending on the plants you plan to grow), not too sandy (or water and nutrients will run out), not too hard/clay-y (or it will not have the nutrients to support life鈥攏ever mind that the roots might not break through it).
So…you know best what your current soil is, what grew there before, what you want to grow. You can amend the existing soil鈥攁dd aged cow or horse manure and compost and mix it up. But consider that you might want to remove some of the existing 鈥渂ad鈥 soil to make room for this new stuff.
So, to your question: dig it ALL out?! Only you can really tell. Some, probably… Think of it this way: don’t set yourself up for the possibility that in six months you’ll wish you did something differently. Make it a great garden year from the ground up…now.
Consider that your soil is your groundwork, literally. So you want the dirt to be the best it can be鈥攔ich in compost, of suitabe pH (depending on the plants you plan to grow), not too sandy (or water and nutrients will run out), not too hard/clay-y (or it will not have the nutrients to support life鈥攏ever mind that the roots might not break through it).
So…you know best what your current soil is, what grew there before, what you want to grow. You can amend the existing soil鈥攁dd aged cow or horse manure and compost and mix it up. But consider that you might want to remove some of the existing 鈥渂ad鈥 soil to make room for this new stuff.
So, to your question: dig it ALL out?! Only you can really tell. Some, probably… Think of it this way: don’t set yourself up for the possibility that in six months you’ll wish you did something differently. Make it a great garden year from the ground up…now.
Best wishes! Let us know how it grows!