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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Sustainable Production of Fresh-Market Tomatoes and O
  • Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:45:50 -0600


David, what kind of crops can't be planted in winter killed residue? And
what kind of residue? It seems to me that less mulch/residue cover would be
needed if cultivation didn't bring up weed seeds to germinate.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
--Henry David Thoreau
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On 8/16/2006 at 10:29 PM David Inglis wrote:

>+> question of how it is, exactly, that these crimpers/rollers can be
>said to "kill" vetch. It
>> seems a lot like mowing to me, in which case why doesn't the mowing
>that people are
>> doing "kill" the vetch for them? Are the crimpers/rollers doing
>something special that
>> might be incorporated at a smaller scale (with or, hopefully, without
>mowing)?
>
>It is not just a matter of killing the cover. It is a whole system.
>Mowing is nothing like crimping but does kill off the cover, it is also
>very expensive, slow, noisy and the residue will break down much faster.
>A crimper roller will kill off the cover but preserve the mulch effect
>long enough to get a weed suppressing crop canopy established.
>The weakness off the system we see is in establishing Spring crops that
>can not be established in winterkilled residue [early to mid April in
>the NE]or into late May killed covers; and for us that is the bulk of
>our crops.
>David
>Mahaiwe Harvest CSA
>
>
>
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