Tilling when wet
- Subject: Tilling when wet
- From: K* B*
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:17:15 -0400
How wet is too wet to till. I know that if you till when it's too wet
the dirt will dry to concrete consistency, but at what point is it OK. I
would imagine the type of soil makes a difference, so the soil I'm
talking about is southern Ohio red clay (Gallipolis). This is not my
soil, so I'm not used to working with it.
My Xmas gift to my 9 yr old granddaughter was to help her start a
garden. The only time I'm able to go is this weekend (they're 3 1/2 hrs
away) and wouldn't you know, Ohio's forecast for the last 2 weeks and
the next 2 weeks is rain, rain, and more rain. Is there a "test" that I
can have my non-gardner stepdaughter do that would give me an idea as to
just how wet her soil is. I would imagine take a handful of dirt and see
how it clumps, but how can one tell when the moisture level is OK.
The plan was to till and do some amending, but that may have to change
this year to container gardening. A raised bed is not an option at this
time.
Thanks,
Karen, z5a
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