[AJD] How deep to plow?

[Dean VP]

Lois:

That is a little deeper than farmers plow. But in the garden if you were
still bringing up black dirt you are probably ok. Typically one only plows
8" to 10" deep but not deeper than the good top soil. Don't want to bring
the bad soil to the top.

In my wife's garden the first time I plowed I probably got 18" deep too. But
there wasn't any good soil. Now after a few turns at plowing, rototilling
and much horse manure it is probably good top soil 18" deep. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Louis R Godena
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:28 PM
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Subject: [AJD] How deep to plow?

Hi folks;

It's been awhile since I last wrote, so sort of touching base.  Anyway, last
weekend was doing some fall plowing of my garden and an adjacent buckwheat
field (about 2 acres) with a 1926 JD model 41 14" plow and my overhauled 48
B.  I seemed to be listing precariously toward the furrow and, when I
measured how deep that furrow wall was, I discovered it was 18+ inches.
That's sort of deep isn't it, or is it just my imagination?  Anyone
routinely plow deeper than that?

Louis G

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