3 years ago, this patch was almost all hard clay & only thing that grew was lawn grass. I've spent lots of time/effort remediating the soil as part of my longterm #rewilding personal project.
This patch is now doing quite well & has many different perennial & some edible #plants growing out of it.
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@msquebanh I grew up largely in Houston on clay and dear lord I remember how stubborn it was. A massive undertaking to coax anything but crabgrass to come up.
I salute you, that is a LOT of work.
@alshra @pelielios I didn't dig much. Instead & used pickaxe & broke hard clay up into chunks. Then added gypsum, compost, manure, spread rotting wood atop & covered with cardboard. When cardboard broke down, I repeated the above. For 3 years. I'm tackling other areas & aiming to remediate all the hard clay areas so I can grow plants for more biodiversity here.
Year 2 was when I planted fava beans to boost nitrogen & also let their roots create natural aeration.
@alshra @pelielios I'm a physically disabled avid gardener so always look for less labour intensive ways to get things done in yards & gardens. I used the pickaxe, while sitting in a chair. I use an old free golf bag to store long handled garden tools because it's easier on my body to wheel the bag around & it's perfect size to store the tools.
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