Soil Health Restoration

Build a Foundation for Abundant Harvests

You've noticed the pattern: the first year or two, your garden produced like crazy. But lately? Smaller tomatoes, fewer peppers, plants that struggle despite your best efforts. Or maybe you're starting fresh and you've heard enough gardening horror stories to know that soil is everything—but you have no idea if yours is any good or what it actually needs. Here's the truth that most gardeners learn too late: every harvest takes something out of the soil, and if you're not putting it back strategically, you're mining your garden into mediocrity.

What you need isn't more of the same or harder work—it's a holistic prescription that addresses both your soil's nutrition and its biology. Healthy soil isn't just about minerals and nutrients; it's a living ecosystem of fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates that make those nutrients available to your plants. The Soil Health Restoration does exactly that: I'll test your soil professionally, interpret the results in plain language, and create a custom plan that supplements both nutritional and biological deficiencies. Then I'll apply premium compost, targeted amendments, cover crops, and mulch to build the kind of living soil that produces abundantly year after year.

Over about three weeks, I'll assess your site and sample your soil, get detailed lab results, then return to install a complete soil-building system customized to your garden's needs.

What's Included

Initial Site Assessment & Soil Sampling

• On-site consultation to understand your garden's history and goals
• Professional soil sample collection using proper techniques
• Site assessment (drainage, compaction, existing conditions)
• Submission to professional soil testing lab
• Discussion of what to expect from results

Amendment Application Visit (2 weeks after sampling)

Custom Amendment Plan:

• Detailed interpretation of soil test results in plain language
• Custom recommendations addressing both nutritional and biological needs
• Written plan you can reference for future years

Professional Installation:

• Premium compost application to introduce beneficial fungi, bacteria, and organic matter
• Custom organic amendments based on test results (lime, rock phosphate, greensand, etc.) to address nutritional gaps
• Cover crop seeds to feed soil life and build organic matter between seasons
• Organic mulch application to create habitat for soil organisms while retaining moisture
• Expert guidance on maintaining a thriving soil ecosystem long-term

Professional Expertise

All soil assessment and amendment work is done under my guidance as a NOFA-NY certified organic grower with over a decade of experience growing in Westchester and New York City. As a New York Botanical Garden instructor, I bring deep knowledge of soil science, organic soil building, and what actually works in our local conditions. Your garden gets the same soil-building approach I've refined over years of professional growing.

Pricing by Garden Size

• Small garden (1-3 raised beds): $500
• Medium garden (4-6 raised beds): $745
• Large garden (6+ raised beds): $955

Pricing includes soil testing, custom nutritional and biological amendments, premium compost, cover crops, and mulch—all scaled to your garden size and soil test results.

When to Invest in Soil Building

Highly Recommended for:

• New gardens (establish healthy soil life from the start)
• Gardens that haven't been amended in 2+ years
• Gardens showing declining yields or plant health
• Anyone wanting to build a thriving soil ecosystem for long-term fertility

Timing: The Soil Health Restoration can be done any time of year based on your needs—fall is ideal for amendments to work over winter, spring works for pre-planting prep, or anytime you want to invest in your garden's foundation.