I am planting out a fall garden for a CSA here in Norman and have a couple of questions. I just put in 4 rows of cabbage, 4 rows of kale, and 1 row of mini romaine starts. I have a couple more trays of starts for greens that I will put into the ground. i have tilled where i planted extra deep because earlier this year the plants in the ground grew well but then were stunted and I believe it to be due to a hard pan of soil about 4 inches under.
My first question is regarding how to remove the hard pan of soil and if theres another simple option rather than double dig because the garden itself is relatively large. One thought i have is regarding just layering leaves from this fall (anyone have any ideas on how to get a ton of leaves, will landscaping companies drop them off like tree companies do with wood mulch) and possibly using Norman Compost as a top dressing to just raise up the soil level but im not sure how possible getting that amount of soil is.
Anyone have any opinions on the free compost from norman. It looks nice but i think its primarily all wood product and thus if you were to till it into the garden it would be a large nitrogen sink to break it down. is there times of the year that are better to pick it up than others. like early spring when there might be more leaf product within the mix. Also I was wondering how clean it is in regards to garbage that might be mixed in.
The last thing i want to get input on is an earthway seeder. does anyone have experience with this. i have read mixed reviews about the seeding being too much or patchy. if there are a decent amount of bulk seeds in the hopper does it run pretty smoothly. also i have heard issues about having the ground be prepped correctly in order to allow the the wheel to turn to distribute the seeds correctly. Any input would be great. and if anyone has one around norman and wouldnt mind letting me see how it works for a day that would also be amazing.
Thanks everyone,
Kyle
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