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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 759648" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>I have the equipment and as I slowly reclaimed the gullies and washes often I had to borrow dirt from nearby knolls. I first would clean out the gullies to prevent water from washing them out from underneath when the gully adjoined neighbors and I could not block the entrance. In so doing I would get a good idea of how the soil looked at different depths. In places it did appear that a deep subsoiling could create a path for water to pass through the upper soil. In other areas there would be nothing but red clay more than 10 feet deep. People that relocate here curse the red clay but those that know nothing but red clay have learned to work with it. The clay will compact and the frost depth is too shallow to correct the issue. It is this red clay that I am considering to subsoil. I think I will take the suggestion and do only a few acres and observe the outcome. I am reluctant to turn the soil as the top soil is terribly shallow. Until no till and sod drilling came into the area the yields here were extremely poor. Seeing the difference in growing plants in that thin carbon layer is an eye opener. We do all we can to leave organic residue in place. Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 759648, member: 8973"] I have the equipment and as I slowly reclaimed the gullies and washes often I had to borrow dirt from nearby knolls. I first would clean out the gullies to prevent water from washing them out from underneath when the gully adjoined neighbors and I could not block the entrance. In so doing I would get a good idea of how the soil looked at different depths. In places it did appear that a deep subsoiling could create a path for water to pass through the upper soil. In other areas there would be nothing but red clay more than 10 feet deep. People that relocate here curse the red clay but those that know nothing but red clay have learned to work with it. The clay will compact and the frost depth is too shallow to correct the issue. It is this red clay that I am considering to subsoil. I think I will take the suggestion and do only a few acres and observe the outcome. I am reluctant to turn the soil as the top soil is terribly shallow. Until no till and sod drilling came into the area the yields here were extremely poor. Seeing the difference in growing plants in that thin carbon layer is an eye opener. We do all we can to leave organic residue in place. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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