Thanks to the University of Maryland / Maryland Grows this informative article about building healthy soil.
Healthy soil grows healthy plants. If you want a vigorous, productive garden, protect and improve your soil.
Soil is made up of minerals, air, water, and organic matter. This skin of the Earth anchors and grows our food, filters our water, and recycles vital nutrients like carbon.
How do you build healthier soil? You feed it.
Compost, chipped leaves, untreated grass clippings, and other organic amendments can be turned in or used as mulch. Cover crops can be planted in the fall and turned into the soil in spring.
This organic matter lightens heavy clay soils. It improves soil structure...
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