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Laura at theGardenPages wrote:

I have heavy clay soil too. Be careful working with it when it is
wet; that's how you make those adobe bricks.
Break it up when it is dry and add some sharp sand and improve the
soil with compost or topsoil. Mix well.

Good luck,
Laura



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Zone 9
So. California
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Clay ----- 20 - 30%

Silt ----- 30 - 50%

Sand ----- 30 - 50%

5 - 10% compost

Plant rye or buckwheat in the fall or late spring for their extensive
root systems for a couple of years to put more organic material in your
soil.
Avoid chemical fertilizers. They kill soil and cost money.
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