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Post by smsmith on Oct 4, 2022 11:54:19 GMT -6
I've stopped tilling in the fall, but still do in the spring. I've got a nice cover crop of tillage radishes growing right now. My philosophy is to keep something growing to keep the soil alive as long as possible. That said, a fall tilled garden is sure pretty
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Post by kooch on Oct 4, 2022 12:34:41 GMT -6
I've stopped tilling in the fall, but still do in the spring. I've got a nice cover crop of tillage radishes growing right now. My philosophy is to keep something growing to keep the soil alive as long as possible. That said, a fall tilled garden is sure pretty My FIL does things the way he does them. I'd have thrown out some WR. He DOES chop all the stems and leftover organic material and till it in. I'm not about to tell the man he should do something differnt than the way he's done it for 50 years. He fed 7 mouths for many years doing it this way.
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Post by smsmith on Oct 4, 2022 13:14:44 GMT -6
I've stopped tilling in the fall, but still do in the spring. I've got a nice cover crop of tillage radishes growing right now. My philosophy is to keep something growing to keep the soil alive as long as possible. That said, a fall tilled garden is sure pretty My FIL does things the way he does them. I'd have thrown out some WR. He DOES chop all the stems and leftover organic material and till it in. I'm not about to tell the man he should do something differnt than the way he's done it for 50 years. He fed 7 mouths for many years doing it this way. Yep, I hear you. My dad was the same way. To my surprise, my FIL in SE MN is now an advocate for fall winter rye/winter wheat. He leases his farm ground now, but his renters have shown him that having something growing all winter increases yield and decreases inputs. I don't know if he would have ever got to that point had he continued to work his ground or not. The last few years I've been surprised at how many green fields there are down there in the winter/spring. It used to be all black.
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 4, 2022 13:20:28 GMT -6
My FIL does things the way he does them. I'd have thrown out some WR. He DOES chop all the stems and leftover organic material and till it in. I'm not about to tell the man he should do something differnt than the way he's done it for 50 years. He fed 7 mouths for many years doing it this way. Yep, I hear you. My dad was the same way. To my surprise, my FIL in SE MN is now an advocate for fall winter rye/winter wheat. He leases his farm ground now, but his renters have shown him that having something growing all winter increases yield and decreases inputs. I don't know if he would have ever got to that point had he continued to work his ground or not. The last few years I've been surprised at how many green fields there are down there in the winter/spring. It used to be all black. I saw a farmer drilling in what I'm guessing was winter rye into a soybean field that was picked yesterday. With some timely rains and a warm fall that could be a lot of bonus calories for the local wildlife. Last weekend we pulled the tomato and pepper cages from the garden and let the pigs in to clean everything up. I planted some oats and field peas into any areas that were harvested all summer, so there was quite a bit of free food there for them. The pigs should eat all the residue, fertilize it for me and likely till most of it up before they hit the freezer in November.
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Post by badgerfowl on Oct 4, 2022 13:24:50 GMT -6
I just planted WR in our garden after tilling it. Still have the pumpkin part to do but that's it. Rest is tilled and planted. Some parts the WR is 4" tall already from the first batch I did.
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 4, 2022 13:28:31 GMT -6
what did you use to till it Kooch?
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Post by kooch on Oct 4, 2022 13:50:49 GMT -6
what did you use to till it Kooch? Ford 5000 tractor with a PTO tiller.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 4, 2022 17:35:45 GMT -6
I've stopped tilling in the fall, but still do in the spring. I've got a nice cover crop of tillage radishes growing right now. My philosophy is to keep something growing to keep the soil alive as long as possible. That said, a fall tilled garden is sure pretty I have tillage radishes and turnips in about 1/4 of the garden and wonder if I am going to regret it. They are going to seed and I wonder if the shade will delay spring planting. Some are waist high( on me).
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Post by smsmith on Oct 4, 2022 17:52:22 GMT -6
I've stopped tilling in the fall, but still do in the spring. I've got a nice cover crop of tillage radishes growing right now. My philosophy is to keep something growing to keep the soil alive as long as possible. That said, a fall tilled garden is sure pretty I have tillage radishes and turnips in about 1/4 of the garden and wonder if I am going to regret it. They are going to seed and I wonder if the shade will delay spring planting. Some are waist high( on me). Mine are a max of maybe 12". No bolting in sight. There will be no shade from the radishes here, they pretty much completely decompose with the first spring green up. Even if there was I wouldn't be worried. There's no reason to plant much of anything before Memorial Day anyway. Plenty of time to get it tilled and warmed up.
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 4, 2022 20:02:11 GMT -6
the farmer that plants our 10 acres, puts in turnips to break up the soil, hold the top soil and add stuff to the soil. And son of a bitch.... it feeds deer!
Granted, it is alfalfa now for 3 years.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 5, 2022 2:43:17 GMT -6
My FIL does things the way he does them. I'd have thrown out some WR. He DOES chop all the stems and leftover organic material and till it in. I'm not about to tell the man he should do something differnt than the way he's done it for 50 years. He fed 7 mouths for many years doing it this way. Yep, I hear you. My dad was the same way. To my surprise, my FIL in SE MN is now an advocate for fall winter rye/winter wheat. He leases his farm ground now, but his renters have shown him that having something growing all winter increases yield and decreases inputs. I don't know if he would have ever got to that point had he continued to work his ground or not. The last few years I've been surprised at how many green fields there are down there in the winter/spring. It used to be all black. I see lots of rye cover crops over here which I view as a good thing to hold the sand and some of the nitrates. If my memory is correct, there is/was a program that if farmers would adapt certain practices on a per cent of their acres, they would be exempt from future new regulations for a specified period. I tend to believe most cover crops go in after tillage and are not no tilled.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 13, 2022 20:04:27 GMT -6
I planted my first crop of garlic today. We will see if it works or not.
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 13, 2022 20:08:42 GMT -6
did you just bust up a store bought bulb?
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 14, 2022 5:47:27 GMT -6
did you just bust up a store bought bulb? we bought 4 bulbs from a local Master Gardener with many years experience. My wife used three in pickles and soup and I planted the other one. It was some variety called German .... etc, that she has used for years.
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 14, 2022 11:22:38 GMT -6
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