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- From: Carol F. Topp <ctopp@cup.portal.com>
- Subject: Re: Preparing clay soil for planting
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.004421.29150@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- References: <1992Dec30.213154.29463@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 00:44:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.164639.4332@slustl.slu.edu> Guy Smith,
- guy@slustl.slu.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.213154.29463@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
- >dmiller@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Dick and Jill Miller) writes:
- >>>Subject: Preparing Clay Soil for Planting
- >>
- >>Manure is LOTS better than peat. Peat only adds organic matter, manure
- >>adds nutrients as well. As for getting it into the soil, that depends
- on
- >>your energy level and power tools available. For tilling, rent a
- >
- >If your clay is like mine, you're talking a *lot* of manure to
- >loosen it up adequately. What I use is a mixture of manure, peat and
- >lots of leaf mulch. The leaf mulch is available free for the taking
- >from my city. I haul it away by the truck load. Many cities are
- >mulching/composting leaves now. Check and see if any is available.
-
- I've heard concerns about the pesticide residues present in city
- composted leaf mulch. Has anyone looked into the levels of
- residues present. I would want to know the answer before using
- it for growing edible plants.
-
- Carol
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