Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Not from experience. I hate cold. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 10/7/2007 at 8:21 AM Phil Bunch wrote:

>Paul:
>
>Do you have any input on constantly cool climates?
>
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>Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] no till
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>
>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