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With backhoe subsoiling, the operator scoops a bucket of soil with compost on the top, lifts it several feet in the air, and drops it. This
technique allows work in tight spaces such as street medians, breaks up compacted soil into large clods, and makes it possible to cre-
ate veins of compost down 24 inches (61 cm). Photo by Rachel M. Layman
Compost is spread 4 inches (10 cm) deep over the surface of the existing soil. Photo by Rachel M. Layman
