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Upa Creek, MO

How deep does everyone till or break the soil up these days assuming the hardpan\clay has already been broken up from previous years?

I didn't want to hijack the thread below, so just curious what the "trend" is.

Thanks in advance

3/31/2026 7:26:57 PM

Kelowna, British Columbia

I do 3ft but that's mostly just to remove the roots from the walnut and willow trees that are next to my patch. They have roots deep under my patch and send up new roots every year. Takes me several months to complete by hand.

3/31/2026 9:50:46 PM

Ontario

I think year to year probably 8 or 10 inches would be great. Subsoil it occasionally maybe. I personally do 8 inches cause thats what my tiller can do

4/1/2026 7:13:12 AM

Western NY

I go through with a 2 bottom plow before tilling and bury it as deep as I can. I probably get a little over a foot at the deepest I would guess.

4/1/2026 8:12:46 AM

Springfield, VT

I'm double digging the patch with a backhoe, too many rocks to subsoil. In the end it will be 12-18" deep. It is to allow for water to drain down a bit with a heavy rain.

4/1/2026 8:48:38 AM

Grittyville, WA

Cold soil here almost year round, at 12" depth the soil doesn't warm up to 60 until August. The soil depth issue is also a soil heat issue, unless heating cables or warm irrigation water are used.

4/1/2026 10:10:17 AM