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> Just bought a rototiller yesterday!
Have you considered a no-dig garden?
Keep in mind that good soil has loads of humus. Each time you till your
garden, you will release 20% to 50% of your humus to the air.
Many midwest farms are no longer soft soil, but rock hard dirt because
they have lost all of their humus.
> I'm going to grow vegetables on about
> 1500 square feet in my backyard next year. I can hardly wait. I'm always
> conscious of unnatural fertilizers and pesticides in produce, but it's
> difficult to get organic stuff consistently around here. I'm going to grow
> everything completely organically.
Excellent!
> If anybody has any tips for me, anything I should know to avoid disaster on
> my first try at growing my own food, please respond to me directly. I'd
> really appreciate it. I'm not sure if this topic is ok for this list.
> (Grant or Don, please send me a note and let me know, thanks.)
I suggest that you buy the book "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel
Bartholomew. I have read over 100 gardening books and it is by far my
favorite.
Paul Wheaton, certified master gardener
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