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So you till it once to form beds. Ok that I understand. But you don't add fresh compost and till that in. You'll destroy most of the beneficial fungi/nematodes/protozoa and bacteria. Instead create a nice layer and plant them directly in that compost. Over time they will eat the cover crop and trade it for exudates. Tilling is one of the worse things you can do.
2:03 Transformers, farmers in disguise!!
anybody know the name of the David cutter song @ 2:50? Can't figure it out lol.
what happen to the peas?
Curtis would it be prudent to consult an agronomist near me or would that be an unnecessary expense?
Hi Curtis, I discovered you this winter thanks to interview by John of Growing Your Green, since then it's opened up a whole new world for me! I've seen a lot of your youtube videos and I finally decided to buy your book last week: thank you for sharing your experience and being a facilitator for new urban farmers!
A question: for a new piece of land, in some videos you talk about grubbing by hand the weeds as a first step; in the book, weeds or not, you write to use the sod cutter; here, between crops, you inter cover crops; at this point, can I directly grind the ground with all weeds and grass? Here in Italy, garden lovers move in this way. Pros? Cons?
Thanks!
How did you get that aerial camera shot?
A question: for a new piece of land, in some videos you talk about grubbing by hand the weeds as a first step; in the book, weeds or not, you write to use the sod cutter; here, between crops, you inter cover crops; at this point, can I directly grind the ground with all weeds and grass? Here in Italy, garden lovers move in this way. Pros? Cons? Thanks!
Where do you get your tarps what kind
Great job , God bless u and bless ur work
Hey Curtis thank you so much for all the info. I have a question, I'm wondering if you use the power harrow attachment for the bcs? I see you use a rotatiller, but haven't seen the harrow. Just wondering why. I run a csa in Utah and have been following your vids all year, got your book too. Thank you so much for sharing , it has been a huge year of learning for me.
Thanks for the videos and book! Were you happy with how the rye cover crop went? Would you do it the same next time?
Hi, you have tilled freshly green matters into the soil. That will not help it to decompose as quickly and efficiently as you might think. This is because there isn't sufficient Nitrogen in the soil than in the surrounding atmosphere to aid its decomposition process. If you dig it after a while, you will find it undecomposed; whereas, the ones you left on top are decomposing much faster. To decompose green matters quickly, let it set on top of your soil for a while until it gets brown and breaks down into fine pieces- or just throw it in your recycling container as you normally do. This is how nature contributes to the creation of topsoil. It adds organic matters to the topsoil but NEVER mix matters with it AT ALL!
Have you evere seen nature tilling soil and mixing cover crops with it? Again, ADD and NOT MIX
Good Luck!
That is a mean ass tiller. I guess you need one of that size. The little ones just completely suck. My neighbor has one and it is really hard to use.
Curtis could you used the rotary plow to mound up from each side then run down the middle with the cultivator? Great videos by the way!
Instead of rototilling, could you not just make walkways with a rotory plough and throw the soil from the walkways onto the beds and then just tarp it. You would not have to till in the cover crop if you did it this way.
Where is this farm at?
You can build soil with cover crops, but tilling destroys soil.
How do you ensure the quality of your compost?
Can you plant cover crops without first removing the grass? Do you have to till first or do you think you can sow cover crops directly into grass and have it take?
The aerial view is great.
you should try crimping and go no dig. it's less labor. you are also in a city or suburb even more reason to be nodig
I really like these videos!!
Video title is misleading. By tilling, he's losing soil. Chop and drop is much better.
Stone burier, 1&done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFG09jTR0ew
Don’t even know what cover crops are, and I’m about to move to Central Idaho on 5 acres, I got a lot to learn
Didn't everybody ever tell you it's bad to till
What's the song at the end!? Tis a total jam. Please help me!