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Breaking up clay is hard to do (update)

 
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Hey y'all! Sorry I've been away for awhile. My Amazon fire decided it didn't like permies and kept giving me an error message. I have been working on my soil and things are getting better. I still have some chunky spots but after mulching with lots of mulched fallen and green leaves, grass clippings,adding compost and worm castings things are improving! I can't wait for spring!!!
 
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Haha! Kinda cool how your tech systems were being pissy/grumpy and yet your bio systems were chugging along just fine. Yep, I sense a theme here.
 
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Welcome back.

Somewhere in my memory (I don't remember where) is a bucket of clay chunks.

I filled the bucket with water and the chunks of clay never broke down.

All I know is that clay needs a lot of organic matter to help it along.
 
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Heavy clay soil is a labor of love but it pays off in time for some time! Welcome back
 
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