Re: no-till gardening
- To: Mediterannean Plants List
- Subject: Re: no-till gardening
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:08:58 +1300
- References: <38546527.7C7CDE14@seti.org>
John Dreher wrote:
>
> Also from Berkeley:
>
> Not wanting to deal with the clay soil all at once, I dug holes for three rose
> bushes next to my front walk and mulched them pretty heavily each spring,
> without digging anything into the soil. I was astonished to find that the soil
> is now light and easy to dig...I suppose the earthworms did the tilling for me.
> The part of the walkway bed that hasn't been mulched as much is still a heavy
> clay.
>
> My conclusion - and I do have one - put the mulch on top of the clay, the more
> mulch the better, and forget about digging it in. The worms will do it for you.
>
Join the Club, Kay, join the club!!
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
