Tilling the garden - May 23rd, 2005 at 09:21 PM
I was fortunate to move into a house with a well established garden. It's soil is high quality, BUT is also very high in clay content.
I have heard the negatives of tilling, but my space is too large to consider not doing.
++++My Problem? If I till when the soil moisture isn't right, I end up with 1"+ balls of clay. As they dry they are like concrete. Obviously, this situation doesn't lend itself to planting seeds very easily. Does anyone know how to reverse this situation once it happens? I end up raking over and over all summer.
ps: If soil moisture is correct, the soil is like silk and is a perfect planting medium
Thanks for any tips you may have!
I have heard the negatives of tilling, but my space is too large to consider not doing.
++++My Problem? If I till when the soil moisture isn't right, I end up with 1"+ balls of clay. As they dry they are like concrete. Obviously, this situation doesn't lend itself to planting seeds very easily. Does anyone know how to reverse this situation once it happens? I end up raking over and over all summer.
ps: If soil moisture is correct, the soil is like silk and is a perfect planting medium
Thanks for any tips you may have!