What would grow in poor sandy soil?

October 3, 2011 | Filed under: Farming | Posted by:

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Question by earthlover7: What would grow in poor sandy soil?
I live in southern California, and I’m working on amending my soil with home grown compost (I won’t use the stuff that comes in bags), but I still have some areas that are the poor sandy soils of this region. I’m going to eventually turn this into a vegetable plot, and I already have native plants. What kinds of vegetables, herbs, or even cover crops might grow well here to start out with?
Thanks for any help.

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