Terrace
Gardening
1.
Tocreatea terrace,startat thetop of the slopeand work down
Go back and forth acrossthefirst row. See Figure22.
2.
Eachsucceedinglowerterraceis startedby walkingbelowthe
terraceyouare preparing.Foradded stabilityof the tiller,always
keepthe uphillwheelin the soft, newlytilledsoil. Donot till the
last 12"or moreof thedownhilloutside edgeof each terrace.This
untilledstrip helpspreventthe terracesfrombreakingapart and
washingdownhill.It also providesa walkingpath betweenthe
rows,
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