[Market-farming] Rotor Tiller
Bill Bradshaw
billbradshaw at hughes.net
Wed Nov 14 08:34:37 EST 2007
Guys, we harvest peppers each year until frost (looks like will be coming
soon) Anyway we reach a point where the tractor can no longer get over the
row crop. We were wanting to plant wider rows, plow, till, disc or whatever
to keep the grass at bay. We have a very small diesel tractor that could do
this. Working between the rows. We would loose some row space but might gain
yield by removing the competition for water and nutrients. Sound reasonable?
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Willie McKemie" <mf at austinfarm.org>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Rotor Tiller
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 09:24:48PM -0500, Allan Balliett wrote:
>> >I guess you're thinking of tilling
>> >between rows? Might you be better off with a small disk instead?
>>
>> Willie - Can you explain how this would work?
>
> No, I'm not sure what Bill wants to use a 30"-36" 3-point tiller for.
> But, whatever it is, I think a narrow disk might serve better.
> I know Bill has a high clearance tractor that will go over 20"+ crops
> and it can be set up pretty narrow. But, I don't believe it can be set
> up for 30"-36" to go between, rather than over, crops.
>
> In short, I don't yet know why anyone would want a tiller (or a disk)
> that is narrower than the tractor. I'm sure Bill will enlighten us.
>
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