Posted by Janicholson on December 31, 2016 at 20:27:35 from (63.152.229.17):
In Reply to: Re: Plow Question posted by Steve@Advance on December 31, 2016 at 19:32:11:
Assuming you and your SIL do not want to use chemicals to burn down the existing "pasture". I would use a disk to knock down the grass and make it "shorter" to the surface. Then I would mold board plow it. to bury the residual "green Manure" of the pasture. A hobby garden if kept well does not need to be plowed every year, but weed control by hand, or by cultivators on the Massey, is necessary. If less than 2 acres are planned, purchasing a plow might be unnecessary. Having a local farmer plow it that first time might make sense. A tillage disk that can be set to be 4 inches deep would be perfect. Black soil is usually easily returned to usefulness. The black is often organic material, which will loosen and make good garden productivity. The hardness you are experiencing is from compaction for the years it has had animals on it.
Do not try to pull the same plow that an M Farmall would pull with a compact tractor. In that packed soil, I would stay with a 2-12 or 2-14 3 point plow. A pull type plow will be likely worn out or at least need shares and adjustment to make it suck into that ground.
Mixing sand into a small 50'X100' (5000 square feet) plot would take about 10 cubic yards to make a difference that could be measured. 10 cubic yards is 270 cubic feet. That is about 5/8 of an inch of sand per square foot. Spreading it to be uniform is also difficult.
Work up what you have before putting other material in it. The county Extension Agent can help with soil tests and recommendations. Jim
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