To Till or Not to Till
I purchased a small farm last year. This year I will need to plant them. Some beds will need to be tilled just because they got a little weedy by the time we got on top of the gardening. Others are in good shape either because we got on top of the weeding or were covered. No till gardening is being heavily promoted these days, but I am thinking of giving all the beds at least a shallow tilling to make planting easier and aid in water infiltration while the plants are young. Any opinions or suggestions?
I'm not really sure if my effort counts as 'tilling' but I use a cultivator to loosen the soil, work in compost and aid in pulling the weeds. The cultivator use has about the same effect as very light, shallow tilling but it much simplier in my opinion. I've still got two turnip plants in the dirt from a late season plant ... they look a little lonesome in the garden plot (LOL) but they're waiting to meet their end. Anybody else doing anything?
I purchased a small farm last year. This year I will need to plant them. Some beds will need to be tilled just because they got a little weedy by the time we got on top of the gardening. Others are in good shape either because we got on top of the weeding or were covered. No till gardening is being heavily promoted these days, but I am thinking of giving all the beds at least a shallow tilling to make planting easier and aid in water infiltration while the plants are young. Any opinions or suggestions?
Anyone that says you shouldn't till is just lazy and probably doesn't have a good garden. Loose soil is a must for transplants and root production. Anything that slows growth only hurts later in the season. You need to loosen soil at least 6 inches for most vegetables, more for edible roots like potatoes and carrots. Use the opportunity to work in compost and bone meal fertilizer too, and maybe some coco coir if you have hard soil.
Keep growing naked.
Anyone that says you shouldn't till is just lazy and probably doesn't have a good garden. Loose soil is a must for transplants and root production. Anything that slows growth only hurts later in the season. You need to loosen soil at least 6 inches for most vegetables, more for edible roots like potatoes and carrots. Use the opportunity to work in compost and bone meal fertilizer too, and maybe some coco coir if you have hard soil.
Keep growing naked.
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