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soil-building

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Adj.1.soil-building - (of crops) planted to improve the quality of the soil
planted - set in the soil for growth


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Gaining Ground Farm got its name from two sources: owner Anne Grier's maiden name, Gaines, and the soil-building philosophy adopted by she and her husband, Aaron Grier.
You can see where you want to make changes in this year's garden: grow pole beans for their greater productivity in limited space (vertical gardening), put in more beets and turnips for winter use, grow more of the long-keeping winter squash, find more soil-building materials to till into your garden.
Soil-building practices, such as gathering, composting and spreading manure, are more costly than conventional methods, which mostly involve the use of chemical fertilizers.
 
 
 
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