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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 1266520" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>It almost sounds like your describing hard pan soil. a hard, compacted, often clayey layer of soil through which roots cannot grow just under the topsoil.</p><p>Sometimes it occures naturally, or it can be manmade by constant shallow farming practices.</p><p>Rain water has a hard time getting through it, etc.</p><p>Unfortunatly, the only way to get rid of hard pan soil is to mechanically break it up. You have to get some equipment in there with chisels, or rippers to get it loosened up. If you know somebody with a compact tractor, one can buy a subsoiler from tractor supply that is just a single shank that will go into the ground almost two feet. It may take lots of passes, but this may be your only choice.</p><p>They cost a couple hundred bucks.</p><p>Once you get it loosened up, it may take an application of gypsum to keep the soil from compacting again. </p><p>Get it broke up and then take the soil sample in for analysis. You can waste money and time on fertilizer, but your problem is getting the soil conditioned.</p><p>Hope this has been helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 1266520, member: 5412"] It almost sounds like your describing hard pan soil. a hard, compacted, often clayey layer of soil through which roots cannot grow just under the topsoil. Sometimes it occures naturally, or it can be manmade by constant shallow farming practices. Rain water has a hard time getting through it, etc. Unfortunatly, the only way to get rid of hard pan soil is to mechanically break it up. You have to get some equipment in there with chisels, or rippers to get it loosened up. If you know somebody with a compact tractor, one can buy a subsoiler from tractor supply that is just a single shank that will go into the ground almost two feet. It may take lots of passes, but this may be your only choice. They cost a couple hundred bucks. Once you get it loosened up, it may take an application of gypsum to keep the soil from compacting again. Get it broke up and then take the soil sample in for analysis. You can waste money and time on fertilizer, but your problem is getting the soil conditioned. Hope this has been helpful. [/QUOTE]
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