We took to clearing an area of chard and Russian kale and turning over the soil.
I'm a very good digger, I love turning over the soil.
It's kind of like going back to the garden and turning over the soil, seeing what's there and turning out the weeds, and I'm really excited about that.
On his nearby farm, where he was turning over the soil for sunflowers, Dean Nesloney climbed out of his tractor to show where he feared TTC-69 could go.
He's a real sport when it comes to the heavy work of turning over the soil.
Specific practices include not turning over the soil (no-till); using cover crops; and rotating crops to build up soil fertility.
These practices, which have indeed been gaining popularity, stand in contrast to tilling - the process of breaking and turning over the soil while plowing under the residue for the purpose of hampering weed growth.
It is important to have dug over the soil about a month prior to inserting the bulbs.
If the soil looks dense or crusted on top, use a pitchfork to turn over the soil and break up large clumps.
The buildings were torn down and a protective, multilayered cap was built over the soil.
"Crumble it over the soil, and in time the iron becomes available to the plant".
