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dividedsky Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 17, 2008

Hi all - I'm a beginner gardener who got a late start this year. At the very end of May I got a response from my Craigslist plea for a garden spot (I live in an apartment) and got my garden started the first week of June. Of course, I was so excited to get started that I didn't do much of anything to the soil after they tilled it.

So we got a lot of rain and some flooding after I'd put about half the plants in. They seem to be sitting there not growing much, so a fellow gardener suggested I aerate the soil, which is quite compacted. Should I just go in with a hoe and have at it? Or do some of you know of other tools for the job that you'd recommend? (The rows are too close together to get a tiller in there.)

Thanks!

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Indy Alexandria, IN(Zone 6a) Jun 18, 2008

A hoe may be all you can use in your situation. Hopefully the flooding is over. I have gotten more rain than I wanted, but not as much as further south of me so things are pretty good now.

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dividedsky Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 18, 2008

Looks like the weather is mostly clear, so we may have seen the end of it (fingers crossed).

happy gardening!

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Jun 18, 2008

They roto-tilled the land and the soil is already compacted? WOW!!!

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dividedsky Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 18, 2008

I should've gotten in there and prepared the soil and all that, but I was in too much of a rush. I'll write it off as a beginner's mistake. I think everything will pull through ok. I got out there this morning and busted some soil with a hoe, which was kind of a good stress release anyway.

This message was edited Jun 23, 2008 8:20 PM

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Indy Alexandria, IN(Zone 6a) Jun 18, 2008

Tplant, With non sandy soil, heavy beating rains with sogginess and then sun can compact soil!!

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