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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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2010. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!
with a deep cold spell causing me less work time and more computer time, i figured why not get a game plan set for spring. 1. put up the greenhouses in mid february over planting spots to help remove frost and frozen ground and begin cooking the soil a bit and help the cover crop grow in those area. the one "Shazzydome" greenhouse with 14' diameter will go over the 901/991 spots and i will put 2 of the 6' x 10' greenhouses side by side over the 1147 planting zone just for soil warming purposes. 2. use the bohemeth deep spader again over the entire patch to bust up subsoil hardpan 16" deep after frost is out. this will be the work of a friend who owes me cash and will be well spent dollars to save my back. the greenhouses will be moved out of the way temporarily in this process. 3. i will immediately water in a heavy amount of Aerify PLUS (a soil loosener with humic acid and kelp). i want this product to get deep into the busted up subsoil cracks and help break down that underlying strata and add some goodies for the roots that make it down that far. 4. mid march to late march window i will till in 15 yards of ted kruegers organimix compost along with the charcoal green biochar and ZeoPro. teds product is black gold and the combo of charcoal carbon caves and volcano ash honeycombs both filled with nutrient goodies will hopefully work in conjunction with the myco and the hyphae to not only add some more structure to the soil, but to produce a nice hermit like crab shell spaces for the living goodies to call home. and also, a heavy dosing of gypsum will be added and then the final tilling will be completed. 5. walking boards then go down with access around each planting spot on both inside and outside the greenhouses for venting and additional tie down if necessary without compacting my soil in doing so.
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