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Gunner wrote:

On Apr 25, 10:33*am, Billy wrote:

Rototillers create a hardpan, a layer of compacted soil, at the bottom
of the tilled zone.

...leastwise that is what ya read in your eco-fringy blogs right?

and as for the worm mulch you so worry about , your chickens kill more
earthworms than that tiller will.

As I understand it. Tilling or plowing at a constant depth will create
a hardpan. That¹s why God created a chisel plow. Some folks try not to
create one in the first place that is cheap and eco-warrior friendly.

--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon