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"DogDiesel" wrote:
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Turning soil once, when you first prepare a garden bed, is a good idea
(not needed but it will speed up development of the garden soil).
Subsequent turning undoes the work of your earthworms and mycorrhiza.
What it does is aerate the soil, which accelerates the decomposition of
the soils organic content, which releases nutrients to feed your plants,
but leads to loss of organic matter in your soil, and possibly consuming
the soils nitrogen, leaving none for your plants. It's much easier to
work with nature using no-till approaches such as lasagna gardening, or
sheet mulching.
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Yea , I know, I want to get it once and get it over with. Its hard packed,
When i planted carrots . my carrots turned up .

Try planting rye, or buckwheat as early as you can, and lasagna garden
around mid - April to May. Should be ready to plant May or mid-May
(YMMV).
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