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Re: [Market-farming] Celli spaders and cover crop incorporation
- From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Celli spaders and cover crop incorporation
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:06:48 -0500
Greg,
>To those folks with Celli spaders, how well do they incorporate a flailed-off cover crop in your soil type? Very well. They will do a better job in wetter ground than most Primary tillage tools.
>Do you always find that you have to make a second tillage pass before transplanting, or for seeding? For larger seeded crops in our, light, ground, no. It helps to have a roller fixed on the back to firm up the ground a little for small seeded crops. Anyway you should allow the green manure/cover crop time to breakdown which would necessitate a secondary, topical, weed killing pass prior to planting.
>Has anyone tried to attach a Celli with a secondary power harrow like some of the Imants models have? Thanks. Greg York Thanksgiving Farm This is common in Europe but not here. I don’t need it on my ground. Celli’s are costly to maintain in that they have so many metric bearings that are a b---- to get at. Lots of moving parts but they leave the crumb structure in good shape compared to anything else I have used except not tilling; you might want to think about that. Best. David Mahaiwe Harvest CSA |
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[Market-farming] Celli spaders and cover crop incorporation,
Greg York, 01/22/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Celli spaders and cover crop incorporation, David Inglis, 01/29/2007
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