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  • From: "breck" <bcarden AT breckinridgegroup.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Breaking sod
  • Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:56:46 -0400

Chris

I guess it might depend on your soil composition to some extent, but I would recommend subsoiling now if you can. If your subsoiling brings up some hardpan you will want it to have a chance to break up this winter. Subsoil, disk, rototill, and plant a cover crop. Spring oats and Austrian peas will winter kill so you can get an early start next year. If these are too late to plant for your area, plant annual rye. Your local ag/extention office can advise for your area. Hope you have a good year. Plan as much as you can now and order your seed early so you are ready when you can plant.

 

Thanks,

Farmer Breck

Breck Carden

Carden’s Garden

2400 E Hwy 22

Crestwood, KY 40014-7704

breck AT breckcarden.com

www.breckcarden.com

 

 


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Chris O'Brien
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:58 AM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] Breaking sod

 

Hi folks,
I'm looking at breaking sod on a 1 acre plot in advance of preparation for winter cover crops.  I'm new to this scale of farming (having previously gardened on the scale at which breaking sod was possible with a shovel).  I have a small 30 horse tractor at my disposal, as well as a tiller, a disc, and a single shank subsoiler. 

I'm wondering if someone could provide me some guidance.  Already I've made several passes, in different directions, with the disc, but it looks as if it will take many more to get anything that could be called a seedbed to broadcast cover crop seed into. It's possible the discing will get easier once the ground softens up (up in Western Oregon, and the ground is still very hard from our normal summer drought).  I'm reluctant to use a moldboard plow for obvious reasons.

Thanks in advance,
cheers,
chris




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