I've done this a dozen or more times now. I end up with a barren patch of dirt/clay that nothing grows in. I till about top 6 inches of soil, amend it with a mixture of compost, chicken manure, cow manure, green matter/waste, peat moss and a little sand in case of clay.
It basically immediately turns it into a productive patch of land that plants can thrive in. This is not novel a gardening technique.
What is "this" ? The article ended with a list of 9 things that apepar to have worked.
> I till about top 6 inches of soil, amend it with a mixture of compost, chicken manure, cow manure, green matter/waste, peat moss and a little sand in case of clay.
"Elizabeth", in TFA, did the same, but noted that the plants could not grow roots into the hardpan layer below the mixture. I suspect the same was likely true of your effort.
It basically immediately turns it into a productive patch of land that plants can thrive in. This is not novel a gardening technique.