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Comments (6)"oh, i thought it was impossible to grow on clay soil :D Goodness, no, else there would be no agriculture anywhere in the South. :) Clay can be very fertile. Just avoid walking on it near the plants. When wet, you can weed but don't till or cultivate. As a matter of fact, I would avoid tilling altogether. It won't hurt to do it to turn the garden for the first couple of years, but the more you do it the more you risk developing a hard plow pan that roots cannot penetrate. If you dress the top of the soil often with compost and other organic material, your worms will do the rest and improve the tilth and consistency of your soil....See Morewhat CAN'T i compost
Comments (16)Christine; Anything organic can be composted. Vegetable scraps, Meat, diesel, human feces if you wish. The reason why there is conflicting information is because the composting of meat and chemicals can be dangerous if the right conditions don't exist to break down and neutralize detrimental effects of those materials. As an example, human feces have been used since the dawn of man as a natural fertilizer - imagine being able to close the recycling loop so completely that what goes into your body, ends up right back in the garden! As a garden geek, I call that utopia. As a suburban dweller, i call that unrealistic. Essentially, there are many pathogens (bad organisms) that exist in feces, meat etc. that need a certain temperature for a certain length of time before they can be rendered "safe". If you have a large, active compost that is well balanced and "hot" - meat is an easy digest. I once found a dead bird in my yard and put it a foot deep into my compost - in 3 days it was gone!! Now, I have a new compost started, and it's not really heating up well and hasn't found it's "balance" yet (or rather, I haven't). Right now, my compost is totally vegetarian - until it's really working away I won't attempt any meat in there. So.. if your concerned, you could do the same. Just keep it vegetarian. The link below is what I consider to be the best composting resource on the net; The Humanure Handbook Here is a link that might be useful: The Humanure Handbook...See MoreJohn Deere X300 Series Dilemna
Comments (13)I have the John Deere X320, bought in 2006. It has a 48" 3 blade deck, which I put the mulching kit on, including mulching blades. I live on a hillside, and have some steep hills. I've never had any problems at all, including when I pull around my 48" core aerator and trailor full of who knows what. I did put two of the suitcase weights on the back to help with traction on the hills. I also have many blue spruces to mow around, so I slapped a grill gaurd on the front, which actually does help, even though I wanted it for the cool look. The cut is good, but I follow a pattern, so it looks better. I keep the mowing height at 2.75", which is healthier for the lawn, but is also the lowest I can go before I get too close to scalping on the hill crests. The deck is easy enough to take off and put on, but leveling the deck is a pain, although not hard to do. As for leaving grass clumps with the mulch deck, well, it ONLY happens when I have let the lawn grow too long, and it is wet. In that case, I just drive over it a 2nd time and it goes away. All in all, I am VERY happy with my X320, and really enjoy mowing with it. Oh, and about the 4-wheel steer, I was told by the guy at the dealership to avoid it if you have steep hills, as you risk a rollover if you have to turn on a hill, which I do. Joe...See Morecompost vs Manure
Comments (4)Composted horse manure is also great. Less rich than cow manure, the bigger particles makes a nice addition to clay soil. (Of course, the real reason I prefer it may be that it's less smelly and easier to obtain around here than cow manure.) But I stopped using any kind of manure in my vegetable beds after importing a nasty disease that wiped out all my tomatoes and peppers. So do be careful....See MoreRelated Professionals
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