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Re: [Livingontheland] no till

From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] no till
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:53:32 -0600

One thing tillage does is expose more soil to the air, which oxidizes the
decomposed organic matter or humus faster. Since humus breaks down faster
in warmer climates, tillage speeds it up even more. The result is lowered
microbial populations and poor soil structure.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 10/7/2007 at 10:23 AM Rhoda Skavroneck wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I live in Central Florida. Do you know if No Till is good here?
>
>Thanks
>
>Rhoda
>

[Livingontheland] Eating Seasonally Charts, three feathers, 10/07/2007
- [Livingontheland] no till, Rhoda Skavroneck, 10/07/2007
  - Re: [Livingontheland] no till, TradingPostPaul, 10/07/2007
    - Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Phil Bunch, 10/07/2007
      - Re: [Livingontheland] no till, TradingPostPaul, 10/07/2007
      - Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Dieter Brand, 10/07/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Phil Bunch, 10/08/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Dieter Brand, 10/08/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Ken Hargesheimer, 10/08/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Phil Bunch, 10/09/2007
        Re: [Livingontheland] no till, Dieter Brand, 10/10/2007
  - Re: [Livingontheland] no till, BirdWalk, 10/07/2007
    - [Livingontheland] Groveland, FL - no till, Rhoda Skavroneck, 10/07/2007