I just recently turned my narrow side yard into a 'garden' of sorts. I've made about 150 of the 200 square feet into beds on the south side of the house. I planted a pomogranate for my daughter and some bananas take up a corner, but the rest is free and clear and straight sand! I would like to have some perennials as well as some space for veggies.
I'm not wanting to build raised beds and haul in a bunch of topsoil, so I've been thinking about what to amend the existing soil with. I'm definitely going to put in what little homemade compost I have (my compost barrel makes a pittance, and never gets hot, so it takes a long time too!). I want to find some Oil Dri because I know the clay they use has some ionic bonding properties. I figured that would be a good addition to help with moisture and nutrient retention and be somewhat permanent. I plan on making some biochar from the HLB infected citrus tree I cut down recently and add that as well. I figured peat to help with organic matter and acidity as well. But beyond that, IDK.
What do you all use in your south florida sugar sand gardens?