Re: not on the level

In a message dated 5/2/01 8:57:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
fishrap@netdex.com writes:


Subj:not on the level
Date:5/2/01 8:57:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:    fishrap@netdex.com (Kathie Morgan)
Sender:    owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to:    pumpkins@mallorn.com
To:    pumpkins@mallorn.com




I have not seen this specifically addressed, and I need at least one
good opinion. My patch has places where I think I could dig through to
China, other places where it's like digging in a chip-proof enamel
bathtub. I'm almost ready to rototill, rake level, make mound and plant
seeds.
So once I rake, the patch will LOOK level, but you and I will know that
the soil will be 6 inches deep in some places, if I'm lucky, and 18
inches deep in others.
What should I do?
Kathie


It will take a lot of work to get it where you want but put the plant in the
deepest for now.  The vines can grow over the shallow areas just fine.  Each
year trench compost an area that is shallow.  In a few years it will be
perfect but it will grow Pumpkins in the mean time.  

Trench Composting:  Remove good topsoil, dig out unwanted hardpan or subsoil
and replace with compost, then put the good soil back over the top.

You can also plant this way:
http://www.backyardgardener.com/george.html
http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html


George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
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