What can we add to our garden to avoid Hard ground?
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Mix in Gypsum and pelletized lime,composted manure and fresh garden soil.
Google research said to add peat moss and good fertilizer and maybe some sand
A good compost will help. I let the ground (adobe) winter with layers of newspaper, kitchen scraps then cardboard. I soak it well now and then. Anything heavy to hold it in place works. By the time I want to plant most of the pile has decomposed and soil is ready to be worked or planted as is.