No-Till = Better Soil Quality
SUNUPs Kathy Shelton talks with OSU Extension soil scientist, Jason Warren about how no-till farming can improve soil quality, structure, and overall environmental quality.
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Anybody know if anyone has done the same thing in some Wisconsin clay? and if it works anywhere near as well. This makes perfect sence in the great planes but the soil up here can be very heavy.
rocket8351
October 24, 2011 at 10:07 am
Scientific methodologies and a holistic approach are by no means mutually exclusive concepts. It’s important to keep in mind that one of the reasons ‘science’ has gotten such a bad rap is that it was so often linked to plans which were intended to expand corporate hegemony. If science were not effective, would corporations have taken this approach? Not likely….
chokkan7
October 24, 2011 at 10:26 am
@charkee1 .. Yeah it just goes to show how ingrained practices can become. Over the last few years I have been gradually moving towards a much more wholistic approach to life and don’t spend as much time worrying about ‘proven’ scientific methodologies. I have in a way, tried to listen to my garden instead of dictating the rules. Replicate what nature does by itself and watch how the plants react. The tomatoes that popped up in my compost heap have produced better than anything Iv planted myself
ToyMaster83
October 24, 2011 at 11:08 am
@ToyMaster83 Thats true, I have been vegetable and small grain gardening for 5 years with no-till and the garden gets better and better every year. I have planted corn directly into barley stubble and straw and there is no nitrogen draft, the corn is nice and green. That contradicts everything I learned in ag college.
charkee1
October 24, 2011 at 11:26 am
@liamlightmx I agree. i spend a lot of my time looking at no till, organic gardening and permaculture videos. I love my garden. Its the source of my being. I’m sure I must have been a plant in a past life 🙂
ToyMaster83
October 24, 2011 at 12:10 pm
@charkee1 I have an organic garden in my yard and grow a number of different species of plants including some flowers among my veggies. No till is critical. Build up and accumulation of organic matter on top of the surface has benefits above and beyond short term solutions.
ToyMaster83
October 24, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Why would anybody want to till the soil after seeing this? I use no-till for my vegetable garden and see the same results explained in this video. Also there is a much lower weed load and less fertilizers are needed.
charkee1
October 24, 2011 at 1:19 pm
extremely interesting!
Wish farmers would take note…. this makes so much sense!
johncarteroz
October 24, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Its a shame these dont get more views. They are very interesting and imformative.
liamlightmx
October 24, 2011 at 2:20 pm