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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] no-till and farming with horses
  • Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 13:28:35 -0400

On Sat, 15 May 2010 09:23:56 -0500 (CDT), Bill Shoemaker wrote:
> We've been using
> tilled strips in rye for cover cropped pumpkins. Then you can run a regular
> transplanter or seeder down the rows, use plastic mulch, etc. It really
>makes
> it easier but you still gain a lot from the rye mulch mat, including weed
> control, moisture retention, clean pumpkins and reduced fruit rot potential.
> Another big benefit is that PYO customers in the Fall can walk out onto the
> mulch to pick up fruit, even after a rain. We have a large grower in N Ill
> who has adopted the system and seems pretty happy with it.

Very nice idea. How wide is the tilled strip within the rye?

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Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
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