Soil health mixes to help clay soils

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Folks like green cover make something to help clay soils in particular. Something deep rooted. PErhaps without daikon radish. MY wife hates the smell when it rots.

I alternate what years I harvest at home. Im due for a break here. So, less attractive forage options would be ok. Also adding more size to the plot this fall.

 

[Stubborn1VT]

I'm using winter rye, buckwheat and sunflowers to break up clay soil and add organic matter.

 

[SD51555]

Folks like green cover make something to help clay soils in particular. Something deep rooted. PErhaps without daikon radish. MY wife hates the smell when it rots.

I alternate what years I harvest at home. Im due for a break here. So, less attractive forage options would be ok. Also adding more size to the plot this fall.

Biggest thing is to create no additional compaction with tiling or spraying. Second would be keeping green plants on it year round.

Ive farmed in deep pure clay on my place, and got it turned around: white clover, flax, chicory, Japanese millet, sweet clovers. Those give you a diversity of roots. Clover is fine, shallow, and abundant. Flax is medium and goes straight down. Chicory is thick and goes deep. Sweet clovers do a combo of all of that. Jap millet also helps with shallow abundance.

Last thing, get some gypsum on there.


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What is recommended for gypsum and acte?

 

[RGrizzzz]

Something like this is rated very good for deep compaction.

Warm Season Soil Builder

Our Warm Season Soil Builder Mix includes over 14 different species designed for improving organic matter and controlling weeds. This diverse blend of legumes, grasses, brassicas, and broadleaves all work in synergy to build soil. Legumes convert nitrogen in the atmosphere and make it available...

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[Telemark]

Something like this is rated very good for deep compaction.

Warm Season Soil Builder

Our Warm Season Soil Builder Mix includes over 14 different species designed for improving organic matter and controlling weeds. This diverse blend of legumes, grasses, brassicas, and broadleaves all work in synergy to build soil. Legumes convert nitrogen in the atmosphere and make it available...

store.greencover.com

Looks like a great.mix. Could've Used some colors other than grey and green, though.

 

[SD51555]

What is recommended for gypsum and acte?

I’d want to see a soil test before saying. That way you could know what you can put on. Safe place to start would be 1/2 ton per acre and see what happens. I’d like to leave myself some room to do that for up to 3 years without getting too high of calcium.


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