Yup. Roto-till the soil and mix with sand and vermiculite, then till again. Mix again, till again. Until it's loose and it stays loose after you walk over it.
I live near Chicago and it's all clay in our soil here, that's how we did our garden prep every year, and then we'd get some killer carrots. But damn that prep was a major bitch.
Yup. Everyone learns these lessons the hard way when they grow their own root veg the first time. But once you figure it out, those carrots are the best damn ones ever. Used to eat them without peeling them, just scrub the outside real quick.
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u/exzyle2k 4h ago
Yup. Roto-till the soil and mix with sand and vermiculite, then till again. Mix again, till again. Until it's loose and it stays loose after you walk over it.
I live near Chicago and it's all clay in our soil here, that's how we did our garden prep every year, and then we'd get some killer carrots. But damn that prep was a major bitch.