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Old September 28, 2012   #3
riceke
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I tried it last year to this year. Instead of breaking out the rototiller and churning the earth to dust I just took a spade fork and wiggled it back and for a few times and covered the area with chopped up leaves. The next Spring when it came time to plant my tomatoes I just dug a 12" square area and set them in in. I noticed that I had alot of earthworms and that the soil remain moist longer than the other areas of my garden. The plants seem to do better as well but have to admit this was a terrible year to evaluate anything with the heat and lack of rain. After I ripped out the plants this fall I just took a hoe and loosened the soil again. If nothing else it reduces the amount of work one has to do. There is no doubt that rototilling in my mind reduces the tilth and soil organisms that we are finding contributes more than we thought in creating healthy soil.
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