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Old July 2, 2014   #127
creister
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If you can plant a fall cover crop, I have read that daikon radish is a good one to use because of its very long tap root that helps break up hardpan and bring nutrients up to the soil above the hardpan.

I think I also read that buckwheat does much of the same.
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