Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Wayne Leake <wa2yne@gmail.com>]

 I am trying no till in a raised bed myself. Though the level seems to go down as time goes by. Fill is mainly goat and sheep pellets with whatever comes up from the pen.
 Had plants do well in it last fall, now getting some green cover, not grass, growing.
 I need to get a few things started. For transplants, just dig a hole and pop the plant in.
 Nice thing with the goat and sheep manure is no need to compost.
 Now, if I can get some tomato seeds to get past the teeny seedling stage...

 Wayne WA2YNE
 Not connected to Yahoo!

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com> wrote:

I just realized my computer was not connected to yahoo. 

 

I have no experience with no-till with machinery; only by hand.  Farmers use a crimper and then plant with a no-till planter.  More about this on a url if you want it. 

 

Your land is too small for that so you choice is hand tools.  Use a power weed eater to cut it down and then open up a path and plant.  Like for tomatoes I open up a 6 inch circle, plant the transplant, put the wallsowater over it or a cage and walk away. 

 

Hope it helps. Glad to answer.

 

Ken

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