I’m not a master Gardner …however this is some things I’ve done to break up clay soil. 1. Purchase a load of gypsum if available in your area and begin to work into your soil. Gypsum is great for breaking up the clay over a period of time. 2. Get a free load of mulch from mulch site preferably fine pine bark mulch and mix it 12” into your clay soil. 3. Get a load of free aged cow manure and work it 12” into the clay soil. 4. Continue mixing compost made of leaves,grass clippings,etc into the clay soil. Remember clay soil does have many nutrients in it. Keep your clay soil covered with mulch, straw, or pine needles . Keep amending this soil with these ingredients and eventually you will have great soil to work with. The other thing you can do is raise a bed over the clay . Start by covering the clay with things like mulch,leaves,shredded paper,compost,sandy loam(not sand),woody materials ,etc and build up the area 12 to 24”.
I’m not a master Gardner …however this is some things I’ve done to break up clay soil. 1. Purchase a load of gypsum if available in your area and begin to work into your soil. Gypsum is great for breaking up the clay over a period of time. 2. Get a free load of mulch from mulch site preferably fine pine bark mulch and mix it 12” into your clay soil. 3. Get a load of free aged cow manure and work it 12” into the clay soil. 4. Continue mixing compost made of leaves,grass clippings,etc into the clay soil. Remember clay soil does have many nutrients in it. Keep your clay soil covered with mulch, straw, or pine needles . Keep amending this soil with these ingredients and eventually you will have great soil to work with. The other thing you can do is raise a bed over the clay . Start by covering the clay with things like mulch,leaves,shredded paper,compost,sandy loam(not sand),woody materials ,etc and build up the area 12 to 24”.