Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["John Smith" <mikakigr@gmail.com>]

Obviously it would take time. I have been struggling to get a garden free of johnson grass and no-till in the quickest possible time. Potatoes have been suggested because they have a big canopy which hides the sun from the grass. Cardboard/paper and mulch are not really practical on the scale of a farm. Solarisation with plastic would be prohibitively expensive and would need a couple of seasons. In a lot of situations no-till is reached through tilling in the beginning. Probably herbicides would be necessary even though I am against them. In my small scale situation I just pull as many roots and stolons as I can. Just before and as they are becoming active in Spring when the soil is moist is the best time in my experience.

 

John Smith

 

On 7/14/06, Terry Boyne <tboyne@email.com> wrote:

I have been following the no till discussion with interest but the question comes to my mind of how would I manage no till on my family farm that has been uncultivated now for over 20 years? The fields are full of johnson grass and I'm trying to figure out how I'd create a no till farm in this environment. Johnson grass is very aggressive.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Terry

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