BSK
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For those trying to condition poor soil, especially for newly bulldozed food plots or thin-soiled ridge-top plots, I can't recommend a summer crop of Sunn Hemp enough. Below are some pictures/videos of my experiences with it. The plot in question started as a newly bulldozed plot with such poor clay soils it wouldn't grow a decent crop of Buckwheat (and Buckwheat will grow virtually anywhere). The first two pictures show the final stages of bulldozer clearing and first ground prep. Notice in the picture with the tractor how rocky the soil is, and the big patches of heavy clay. The third image is a video I took while bushhogging the Sunn Hemp at the at the end of August. Most had grown 8-10 feet tall with some reaching 12 feet, and very thick. And that was through one of the worst droughts in decades, and extreme heat. The last image is the green manure produced by the Sunn Hemp on the ground. That's a lot of green manure to incorporate into the soil.
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