Farmers and their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques [DVD]. V. Grubinger. 2006. University of Vermont Extension. Available for purchase from: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/covercropvideo.html Featuring Hank Bissell, Lewis Creek Farm. Starksboro, VT.
Many thanks for this really educating video!
Allein15000 2 months ago
@theroilsoil
Pretty sure when you till it in more microbes develop and break it down faster, making a richer soil.
smodow1 4 months ago
Unfortunately, alot of energy (from dead plant matter) is being killed by unnecessary cultivation.
Better to just chop it down and let it die on the surface.
theroilsoil 8 months ago
@MegaJim79 He's talking about innoculating the vetch seed with the proper rhizobacteria to aid in the forming of nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots. Some soils don't have the proper rhizobacteria natually occuring within them, so innoculating the seed before planting is the solution.
segarza 10 months ago
@Icepicked71
me too!
This guy is doing it right by turning the vetch into the soil. I don't know what he means by innoculant.
MegaJim79 1 year ago
I found this much more informative than guys on tractors. Thanks for the info.
Icepicked71 1 year ago