No Till for sandy soil?

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: No Till for sandy soil?
• From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
• Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:00:00 -0800

I've been following this no-till thread with interest, and i'm wondering,
what can it do for soil that is almost pure sand? Drainage of course is no
problem, but what benefits could it add? 

The reason I ask is I've been digging up the side yard in preparation for
making it a tropical style side garden (It can get quite warm there, it
felt like it was about 70 degrees in that spot when the wind was calm).
It's not a big space, maybe 20 by 8 feet. I would like to place my banana
plants (the Rajapuri and my new M. acuminata "Sumatrana"), as well as some
gingers and a few ferns, and whatever else I can fit there and have a nice
lush spot to relax in. 

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