We have a patch of dirt in our back yard that is about 30 by 40 foot. The soil here is clay. For the last ten years the tradition has been that I add twenty cubic feet of steer manure and rototill the soil. Then we plant a garden.
Today we skipped the first step and planted. It went much faster!
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Our soil turns to clay about three inches down, too. Last year we added and tilled and worked - and got a lot of green beans, and a handful of carrots. This year we built raised beds, filled with the mulch that has been percolating for eight months and the contents of the chicken coop (plus a little actual soil) and have much higher hopes:) Added advantage, it slows down the slugs and roly-polies just a little!
Good luck with your garden.
I've heard mamy people who really like the raised beds approach. Maybe next year I'll give it a try.
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