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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5684358" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Yes it will. But it will take longer than 5 years. Where I took that picture had 12-foot-tall Sunn Hemp growing in it last summer, but even that hasn't gotten much organic matter into the soil yet.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Just a little better each year. Continuous applications of lime and fertilizer. And lots and lots of incorporating biomass into the soil.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Correct. Those soils hold no water, especially if they haven't been turned. All the water just runs right off. Even a downpour storm will leave the soil completely dry an inch deep. And that's why I turn them - for water absorption. I just collected soil samples the other day. The old plots are soft and moist 6" down. The new plots I couldn't get 6" down, and then I had to break up the soil with a hammer to get it to a powder that could be tested.</p><p></p><p>The one difference in turning I'm going to use this year is only trying to turn the soil about 2" down instead of 6-8". That will spread the biomass from this summer down through a much thinner soil profile, hopefully to improve the top couple of inches more quickly. Wheat and crimson clover don't need deep soils to be productive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5684358, member: 17"] Yes it will. But it will take longer than 5 years. Where I took that picture had 12-foot-tall Sunn Hemp growing in it last summer, but even that hasn't gotten much organic matter into the soil yet. Just a little better each year. Continuous applications of lime and fertilizer. And lots and lots of incorporating biomass into the soil. Correct. Those soils hold no water, especially if they haven't been turned. All the water just runs right off. Even a downpour storm will leave the soil completely dry an inch deep. And that's why I turn them - for water absorption. I just collected soil samples the other day. The old plots are soft and moist 6" down. The new plots I couldn't get 6" down, and then I had to break up the soil with a hammer to get it to a powder that could be tested. The one difference in turning I'm going to use this year is only trying to turn the soil about 2" down instead of 6-8". That will spread the biomass from this summer down through a much thinner soil profile, hopefully to improve the top couple of inches more quickly. Wheat and crimson clover don't need deep soils to be productive. [/QUOTE]
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