Re: DIG it!
Vickie Brock wrote:
>
> Just when I was going to do away with the practice of digging a large hole
> and filling it with all kinds of great stuff.......My pumpkin pal" Big on
> seed Tim" Floridas state record holder tells me he heard that Larue digs a
> 3 ft hole and and fills it with great composted manure and that George
> Lloyd digs a 6 foot hole and fills with manure then covers it over and lets
> the roots hit the jackpot??..........O.K. I have heard accounts of both
> sides of the spectrum some say AG roots don't go down that far and then
> others say if its loose and conditions are right roots do go down.......I
> have only experienced the depth of 2 ft but thats as deep as my hole was
> dug.......personally i would be happy to skip digging these massive
> holes........Another thought came to mind granted these stories are true
> that perhaps the arguements "on how far the roots go down" MAY NOT be the
> point...maybe the benefits are better drainage, maybe added warmth, perhaps
> some beneficial gases or some other element......WHAT DO YOU THINK??? What
> do you do??
>
> The problem is that there are no consistencies in growing Ags only what
> works best for you.........................brock
>
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I did a 2 foot hole filled with well-rotted manure. I could've used
some fresher manure for heat production last spring.
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Regards,
Chris Wilbers
Sioux Falls, SD
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