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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] no till
  • Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:16:37 -0600


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?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>[mailto:livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
>TradingPostPaul
>Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 7:54 AM
>To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] no till
>
>
>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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