RE: Tilling in mud?
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Tilling in mud?
- From: P* S*
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:08:06 -0800
Hi Ginny,
Thanks for the note. And don't worry!! I want to keep reassuring everyone
that all I did was till a tiny little square. Really!! Honest!! You know--
I'm a kid with a new toy-- I simply couldn't resist.
I am aware of the dangers of over-tilling and appreciate everyone's comments
re: this. It has only the been the last two years that I have begun to
develop and amend the soil in my yard. Any dangers of over-tilling are a
long way off, believe me!
I am dealing with CLAY. And we're not talking your basic clay-- we're
talking the real thing. There is even one section in my yard with such
impressive earthen clay, than an artist friend actually dug some and fired a
couple of pots out of it!
Fortunately for me, my yard is big enough that I will have no end of tasks
to do with my new Mantis.
By the way-- they *are* much easier to start now. You pull the cord part
way until resistance is felt, then give it a quick jerk, and there you are.
Sue P.
"You play, you pay......"
> Sue,
>
> Have had a Mantis now for about seven years and can't imagine my life
> without it. I find all sorts of reasons to get it out of the garden
> shed. Just don't get so carried away that you overtill your soil and
> destroy the structure. Adding lots and lots of organic matter does help.
>
> My only complaint is that it is so hard to start. Heard that the new ones
> are much easier!
>
> Ginny (zone 6 in PA)
>
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