Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 4 Entries. Saturday, January 3 View Page January 3rd, added about 6 inches of mulched leaves and tilled them under to start off 2026, this really helps my heavy clay soil but doesn't actually add a lot of nutrients. I also took down the fence on one side and move it back a few feet so I can get my riding mower around the perimeter this summer. Sunday, February 8 View Page February 8th, it was dry enough and the ground had thawed. A second pass with the tiller helped work in the remaining leaves that are already starting to decompose. Trying to get a head start on the soil this year when the weather allows. Monday, March 23 View Page Soil analysis to start this year. I plan on adding ammonium sulfate to bring down the pH and add nitrogen, in addition to elemental sulfur, and feather meal. I will add the sulfur now as it takes a while to breakdown and lower pH. I will add the rest of the amendments closer to planting to minimize loss to leaching before I have plants on the ground. Boron was within the normal range, but this needs to be higher to help with Calcium movement. I definitely do not need to add any calcium thanks to all the limestone in our area. Friday, April 3 View Page In the past I have used concentrated hydrogen peroxide as a soil drench to help eliminate any soil borne diseases. New this year I am trying ZeroTol. It is similar to the H2O2, but also contains paroxyacetic acid, which has a longer antimicrobial effect in the soil. This all breaks down to water, oxygen, and a small amount of vinegar. The vinegar also has an antimicrobial effect and breaks down in a few days so should not effect pH. I'll add beneficial microbes back in when I amend the soil here in a few days.