Fixing Texas clay soil with cover crops! . We've used 3 different types of cover crops @the.teaching.garden to improve the native soil which is mostly clay and rocks! . We sowed Winter Rye and Crimson Clover from @growhoss in the fall and let them go until February when we terminated them. We also grew a bartender radish which behaved much like a tillage radish which is great for breaking up the clay! But the area that we grew Rye in specifically had issues with soil erosion and drainage problem

Treating heavy sticky clay soil

Gardening in Atlanta means learning to garden with clay soil — which is not completely a bad thing — clay soil has a lot of positive properties as well. BUT… if you want to improve your soil quality, here are the two things I’ve noticed have made the BIGGEST difference in boosting my soil (and no, it’s not fertilizer).Leaves: those things that fall from the sky every fall is natures way of amending the soil — leaves break down overtime and enrich the soil. Don’t like the look of leaves in your g