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> We have found that organic no-till practices year after year do not yield optimal results, so our organic systems utilize reduced tillage and the ground is pl
by jchook 6y ago
> We have found that organic no-till practices year after year do not yield optimal results, so our organic systems utilize reduced tillage and the ground is plowed only in alternating years.
So.. by no-till they mean occasional till?
My naive thought on no-till is that, in addition to reducing erosion, the soil gains a poorly understood yet very beneficial network of information and nutrient sharing that builds over time (eg mycelium). Tilling destroys that. Also I read it works best with diverse, cooperative planting instead of mono-crop factory farming.
- hbosch 6y agoBased on what you said, seems like tilling is more for harvesting than for growing.
- kjs3 6y agoDepends on the soil. Down where I live, heavy clay soils benefit from tilling to break it up the so water can penetrate and plants can develop a decent root system. If you were aiming for 'no-till' I suppose you'd look to do this once or a small number of times by blending in a ton of soil amendments.