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ipswich, ma usa

As I flip through this years group of growers diaries I have been seeing more and more pictures of planting pits with soil heating cables placed in them. If I may throw out a bit of advise that I too use. Once your cables are in take a look at the bottom of your pit. They look like a sidewalk. All compacted. We take great care in making sure we don't compact the soil. Take a pitch fork once your done and losen back up the dirt in the hole a bit. This will help with drainage and root development.

John (5150)

4/22/2011 10:12:28 AM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

I thought I'd just throw in a bunch of worms!

4/22/2011 5:15:27 PM

Weedville,pa

agreed, 5150. I actually did what you suggested, had dug down to my hardpan clay to bury the cable, then used a spade fork to "fluff" the clay a bit. when I backfilled the hole I had gained several inches in height and made a nice mound to put a plant in

4/22/2011 7:57:00 PM