Re: breaking ground
Dewight,
If your soil is not too wet, go to it. If your soil is unfrozen, but wet,
you can damage the soil structure and end up with clumpy hard soil. If the
soil is workable, the oak leaves are ok.....they get a bad rap as being to
acidic. There may be a slight acidic reaction but manures and fertilizers
also have a slight acid reaction. Nothing to be concerned about. Not a bad
idea to take a soil sample and check out what may be missing. If the pH is
below 6.5, you might add a little lime. Most common types of leaves are ok.
Leaves from the black Walnut tree might not be a good idea....the rest are
mostly good.
pumkinguy
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