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Pastimes : Gardening and Especially Tomato Growing -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (3053)	11/18/2019 2:54:21 PM
From: Shoot1st	Respond to of 3495

I remember reading that a couple of years ago. I can see where when you have compacted soil you need to go deep to loosen it up. Last year we took a little hand scoop and stuck it in the soil and it slid in about 6 inches without much force. I'm thinking if I get to it before it compacts It should work to lightly cultivate it. The plot will be sloping and I don't want heavy rains to move the soil. Shootie

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (3053)	11/18/2019 3:37:56 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 3495

reduces the water absorption Imagine like the snow we just got.. slick on asphalt.. where the asphalt is hard pan.. THAT is the absorption issue.. It also tends to plant weeds.. or bring up dormant ones.. Lots of large scale agricultural practices simply do not translate to garden plots.. Experience talking... that is why I mentioned the economies of scale to shootist but tilled well and augmented with lots of compost (I also add sand as required) as a startup project it is fine...