Mixed with the clay soil it almost turns it "brick" hard.

I put close to a pickup load on a 30x20 foot area and it became really hard
for the rest of that year. The following year it didn't seem as bad but
still pretty hard. I added more sawdust that year and it got hard again so I
quit using the sawdust. To some extent I noticed a similar action with
leaves (not shredded) tilled in but the peat really tends to do the trick.
This fall I may work 5 0r 6 of the larger bundles of peat in but the reason
for the post was to find something a little cheaper.

I cut down and chipped about 200 feet of a hedge on my property... (a
mixture of different types of hedge)and this has been slowly composting over
the last 3 years. I've added some of this in certain areas but I still can't
say I'm happy with it.



"Beecrofter" wrote in message
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"KK" wrote in message
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I'm new to the group and I'm wondering if anyone knows of another way to
loosen my hard soil rather than using Peat? I've tried sawdust, leaves,
etc
but they tend to make it even harder.

Peat works the best so far but I was hoping to find something a little
cheaper???

I can't imagine how adding organic material is making your soil harder.