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Garden Soil Need Not Be Perfect
Madison Wisconsin June 11 Almost any soil will grow a good vegetable garden says University of Wisconsin horticulturist John Schoenemann He urges a level plot near a house away from trees and adds organic matter to sandy soils Manure dead leaves and plants piled in heaps are best and cheapest organic material Also sand peat hardwood sawdust and coal ashes help loosen soil Clay warms slowly and should not be planted early Fall is best to add organic matter Every second year the soil should be worked six to nine inches deep in spring the other years loosened with a hoe until ready for planting
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