Is yours that gray sticky clay like Michigan? We have the RED clay here. It was so strange when I first moved here. Everytime I took pictures to post all my friends said they couldn't get used to seeing the red clay. Most of my beds are not quite so red now but we've only been amending for two years so they still have a ways to go.
I just thought they were the new "miracle plant" that was going to help break up this stuff. What's the point if you have to amend the soil to get them to grow?
We just keep dumping the composted horse manure and growing clover and buckwheat. But I have to double amend my root crop row every year since we rotate the 20 rows every year. On year three...
I actually tried to grow peanuts last year...you know, GA, peanuts. What was I thinking? I guess there are a few sandy spots but they certainly aren't any where near us!
