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sweet corn , squash, 19 Jan 2014 04:46 #725

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HELLO,
I have had a garden ( 40 x 60 ) here in MICHIGAN with lots of PINE TREES all around me for the last 4 years now, but I have sandy soil , even though I have spread about 6 inches of cow manure on it about 10 years ago , & I tilled it 3 times a year , I can get beans , peas, & tomatoes to grow , but have trouble with sweet corn & squash, carrots, a friend wants me to take 12 inches of top soil off , then add 6 inches of clay , then put top soil back on top again , thanks DAVE from MICHIGAN
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sweet corn , squash, 19 Jan 2014 15:45 #730

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Hey Dave:)

Can you take a photo of the soil maybe dig into it a bit? Adding clay sounds like a good idea but you need to add more manure at this point because 10 years is a long time ago and it should all be gone by now. Really need to see the soil though.

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