Re: rotilling

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• Subject: Re: [GWL]: rotilling
• From: Doreen Howard doreenh@ticon.net>
• Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:39:13 -0600
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"Catriona Tudor Erler asked:  What do you do in the mean time, and what do
you do about the heavy red layer of clay underneath?

Pile good stuff on top.  Not only do you save your back--digging or
tilling--but you create a layer that will propagate beneficial soil
microbes.  Within a season, they migrate down into the yucky stuff.  I
usually dump 3 cu. feet of peat, one 40 lb sack of composted manure, two
wheelbarrows of compost and 80 lbs. of top soil into a pile.  Mix well and
spread to create a  6 inch high bed--covers about 36 sq. ft.
Doreen Howard

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