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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 372234" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Here, a large scale farmer used an aerator on his land to see if it improved the soil. He found out that it fluffed the top layer of soil that the tines reached, but compacted it below where the tines pressed down. </p><p>I figure when the aerator improved the soil, that several other factors went into improving the soil other than just punching holes Like soil tests, following the soil tests, liming, and fertilizing. </p><p>If your ground is not fertilized and limed regularly as needed, then punching holes is expensive. But alone, the nutrients added to starving ground will improve even with aeration.</p><p>When you take care of the soil, the soil takes care of your crop. It isn't considered only "organic," but is the correct method for long term production and is less expensive. </p><p>Adding legumes such as clovers puts nitrogen that is realeased continously into the grasses. Quick fix nitrogens are quickly used up, and leaches out of the ground. </p><p>I do use quick fix fertilizers also, but it is low in nitrogen. I like the boost it gives, but is costly, but soon gone.</p><p>Serecia lespedeza is not a good legume to plant since it only produces the nitrogen it needs, and doesn't release it to the other plants and grasses. The serecia I have seen is the only thing standing when it grows. Kobe and Japenese lespedeza do realase nitrogen into the soil for use by other plants. </p><p>Here, if you punch holes in clay, you have clay with holes in it. No change in production of crop. Let the humus build up on the top, then you start producing topsoil with clay below. Earthworms thrive in humus therefore, providing nutrients to your grass. Earthworms are the most beneficial thing in the soil. They naturally aerate it with their passages, deposit casings which are the richest form of manure and they also are part of the process of breaking down the manure piles in your pasture, to be used by the roots. Manure on the ground, even if it is broken up, very little nutrients are used by the plants. It has to be taken down to the roots by dung beetles and earthworms. If you practice this, you will see more of your pasture grazed by your cattle than left standing with manure areas left standing. </p><p>Besides that, it is a lot cheaper on the pocket book by not purchasing implements, less fertilizer and less time on you.</p><p>Chuckie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 372234, member: 637"] Here, a large scale farmer used an aerator on his land to see if it improved the soil. He found out that it fluffed the top layer of soil that the tines reached, but compacted it below where the tines pressed down. I figure when the aerator improved the soil, that several other factors went into improving the soil other than just punching holes Like soil tests, following the soil tests, liming, and fertilizing. If your ground is not fertilized and limed regularly as needed, then punching holes is expensive. But alone, the nutrients added to starving ground will improve even with aeration. When you take care of the soil, the soil takes care of your crop. It isn't considered only "organic," but is the correct method for long term production and is less expensive. Adding legumes such as clovers puts nitrogen that is realeased continously into the grasses. Quick fix nitrogens are quickly used up, and leaches out of the ground. I do use quick fix fertilizers also, but it is low in nitrogen. I like the boost it gives, but is costly, but soon gone. Serecia lespedeza is not a good legume to plant since it only produces the nitrogen it needs, and doesn't release it to the other plants and grasses. The serecia I have seen is the only thing standing when it grows. Kobe and Japenese lespedeza do realase nitrogen into the soil for use by other plants. Here, if you punch holes in clay, you have clay with holes in it. No change in production of crop. Let the humus build up on the top, then you start producing topsoil with clay below. Earthworms thrive in humus therefore, providing nutrients to your grass. Earthworms are the most beneficial thing in the soil. They naturally aerate it with their passages, deposit casings which are the richest form of manure and they also are part of the process of breaking down the manure piles in your pasture, to be used by the roots. Manure on the ground, even if it is broken up, very little nutrients are used by the plants. It has to be taken down to the roots by dung beetles and earthworms. If you practice this, you will see more of your pasture grazed by your cattle than left standing with manure areas left standing. Besides that, it is a lot cheaper on the pocket book by not purchasing implements, less fertilizer and less time on you. Chuckie [/QUOTE]
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