On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 15:34:59 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote:

Why don't you ask some neighbors in the area what they grow? Anyone
have a garden?

I know of a fifty acre plot with a garden out back, but he brought in soil.

Any local garden centers that sell veg plants and
such?

Sure. Home Depot. OSH. Lowes. That's about all "I" know, but there must be
more.

That would be more useful than us telling you what
we have and do in NJ. Let's put it this way, given the soil you
showed us, if I was going to buy a farm to grow vegetables, I wouldn't
pick your place. Any farms there? What do they grow besides rocks
and agnst?

Out here? It's all vineyards.
No farms.


Assuming there isn't something terrible about that soil that you;ve
sifted, eg it's full of salt or something, then if you want to use
it, get some organic matter like peat moss, well rested manure, or
similar and mix some of that in with it.

I wonder how to *test* the organic matter content of the existing soil?

That plus
some fertilizer should be fine for growing typical plants. Get the PH
tested, they even have cheap test kits at HD or online, correct if
needed.

I'll look for a ph kit. I have a pool ph kit (drops).
I wonder if that will work somehow.