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I've done this a dozen or more times now. I end up with a barren patch of dirt/clay that nothing grows in. I till about top 6 inches of soil, amend it with a mi

I've done this a dozen or more times now. I end up with a barren patch of dirt/clay that nothing grows in. I till about top 6 inches of soil, amend it with a mixture of compost, chicken manure, cow manure, green matter/waste, peat moss and a little sand in case of clay. It basically immediately turns it into a productive patch of land that plants can thrive in. This is not novel a gardening technique.

barbecue_sauce 4y ago
Your word choice of "end up with" is confusing me as to the temporal order of your sentences.
- dhc02 4y ago
  Agreed!
- jtsiskin 4y ago
  I believe they mean something like “Oftentimes, X happens, and I end up with a barren patch…”
PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
> I've done this a dozen or more times now. What is "this" ? The article ended with a list of 9 things that apepar to have worked. > I till about top 6 inches of soil, amend it with a mixture of compost, chicken manure, cow manure, green matter/waste, peat moss and a little sand in case of clay. "Elizabeth", in TFA, did the same, but noted that the plants could not grow roots into the hardpan layer below the mixture. I suspect the same was likely true of your effort.
lawkwok 4y ago
Did this improve the hard clay underneath or did you just add enough soil on top for things to grow?