[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dear BD farmers, > > This is my first query to all of you. We have just moved to some land > in > southern Maine and have just rototilled our first patch of soil with > the > hopes of working this land biodynamically. >
Hi Cordelia. What Lloyd says is starting to work for me. to this also use raised beds aids drainage and helps the soi to warm up in the spring.I am also adding sand and sawdust to the raised beds this helps to aerate tight soils. Also adds potash and carbon. Each time i add an amendent or cultivate the soil I spray with a liquid tea molasses barrell compost brew. If you need to use a rototiller use it a the slowest speed possilbe so it just gently mixes the soil to about 2-3 inches deep. A mixture of buckwheat and blue lupinas a green crop will help.Buckwheat is very ggod at breaking up clay soils as it brings in calcium. In about 3 years you should be seeingsome good results. Cheers Tony Robinson New Zealand
