Posted by paul on February 27, 2015 at 18:58:59 from (66.44.132.180):
In Reply to: any ideas for a crop posted by Brian806 on February 27, 2015 at 16:16:00:
Gotta find out what you have. It will be thin soil that doesn't hold water very well I would guess? Any P and K in it, or is it devoid of that? Some subsoils have those, some do not.
Then you need organic matter.
Manure. Compost. Something. Organic matter holds moisture, holds p, k, n. You need it. It's not easy to build. But you need it. Gotta find some to haul in somehow. Mix in the top 6 inches. It might want to use up all your N if it is high in carbon, so it will maybe not really make things better the first year or two if its not composted, but - you need it.
Then maybe some rye? Plant in fall, it grows deep roots and is good at scavenging and doesn't need too much water. Folks are really using it for a cover crop, so you can sell it.
There are other soil building crops, most involve hay.... But you didn't want hay so I'll stay away from them for now.
Also feeding cattle on the ground, placing the round bales out here and there will build spots over a couple years, get so e organic matter out there. - but, you aren't ready for cattle I understand.
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