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Posted by Keith in Kelseyville on October 21, 2006 at 14:03:37 from (72.173.41.48):
Hi Gang, I have the ground mostly prepared for planting this spring. This is on a slope of 20% or so. The dirt is like moon dust at this point. It's only about 2.5 acres. I have 20 tons of compost to spread, 48 bales of hay and a bunch of cover crop seed(crimson clover, daikon). My plan is to spread the compost, throw the seed, then run a chisel plow over to create cross hill grooves then spread the hay with a bedding chopper. Does it make sense to do it in that order or should I change things around a bit. I'm mostly concerned about erosion over the winter. Any advice is appreciated. Keith
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