[Homestead] Cover crop
Don Bowen
don.bowen at earthlink.net
Mon Aug 13 09:41:01 EDT 2007
At 8/13/2007, you wrote:
>I think the cover crop process is too slow for such soil. On similar
>soil in the Bay Area I had tree-trimming guys dump many truck loads
>of chips. Also got all the grass clippings and leaves possible.
>Turned adobe into good soil. Fruit trees did very well. To make a
>good garden will take years.
I realize that a cover crop alone will not do rebuild the soil and that it
takes many years. What I am looking for here is something that will help
break up the soil a bit in the root zone. Above that there are things that
can be done to make decent soil but that is not something I will be
doing. I would rather be building up my own garden.
Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com
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