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We have an acre lot southwest of San Antonio, Texas with a poor soil and a rich supply of grassburs. I know D Dr. says build up the soil to discourage the burs. We are on a limited income. What do you stock that we need for this problem. I have a p/u so I can haul materials if I could get them in bulk quantities and maybe be more economical. How long would it take to grow a blackeye pea crop on the garden area and till it in to enrich the soil there. Would it help that much anyway? Jim Russell ( a devoted Dirt Dr. fan.
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The answer to poor soil conditions is compost. Garden-Ville has a production facility over at the SAWS water treatment facility located on the south side of San Antonio. There we produce a great inexpensive compost that will do wonders for soil conditioning, how much area are you looking to condition? We offer a delivery service and can carry up to 15 cubic yards in a single load. The black eyed pea will set pods at 60 days and mature between 90-100 days, so realistically bringing in compost to condition the soil might cost a little more but it would give faster results than growing the peas and tilling them in. To further prevent the grass burs spread out corn gluten meal in the fall and spring as a pre-emergent to keep the seeds of the burrs from growing (just be careful that you are not growing anything else from seed when you apply the corn gluten meal as it will keep them from germinating also). If you would like pricing and delivery cost to your home let me know and I will dig up some information for you.
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