Anonymous-0
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Does a vegetable garden benefit from rocks in the soil? I have been derocking my vege garden and was wondering if all this derocking is beneful. All help is appreciated
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Adirondack case guy
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If you can pound them to the consistancy of flour they will help a lot. It takes a long time to disolve the minerals out of even a small stone.
Jim in Ma.
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It sure does, makes more room for you'r plants but you will never get them all. "They Grow"
Janicholson
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They do not make working the soil, or growing the plants better at all. I would collect them and sell them to a neighbor for a decorative touch. They will come back yearly, as they work upward in the soil. As the soil cools and heats the rocks contract more than the particles. The small soil particles fall into the space left as the rocks contract (even the tiny amount it moves)and eventually raise the rocks. The larger the faster they move. Jim
Anonymous-0
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Some folks do add granite dust to their gardens.. Supposed to be beneficial..
old
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Do you mean rocks of sand or gravel???? Rocks no gravel a little bit and sand yes depending on your soil. But what is a whole lot better is good organic matter so you have good drainage and also good water retention. As for the sand ground crops like taters, carrots, turnip do well in sandy soils. But rock only if you want a rock garden are they any good
Anonymous-0
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They may help to keep the soil open for the water to get to the roots., can't grow much on compacted soil.
I refer you to a book written by Ralph Moody called The Fields of Home.There is a chapter on growing tomatoes in rocky soils.Moody felt that the stones held heat that many the crop mature faster.We know that corn depends on degree days to mature.Moody wrote many books that all farmers should read.
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