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Category Archives: Radish
No-till transplanted onions in New England
I met Annalisa Wild Miller at the Maine Agricultural Trade show, but I was rushed with other things on my mind so I didn’t get to talk with her much. I took note that she mentioned something about an article her … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Radish, Vegetables
Tagged horsepower, no-till onions, no-till vegetable production
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Peer-reviewed: you can grow no-till spinach after winterkilled forage radish
I love a good story; in fact, we all love a good story. Scientists have shown that narratives hold a sort of “privileged status” in human cognition over logical communication, which is the form that most science writing takes. A … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Crops, Radish, spinach
Tagged no-till spinach, peer-review
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When cover crops die
I awoke to very frosty fields this morning, as is expected this time of year in Maine. The basil died long ago, the peppers have been limping along through light frost after light frost until they finally died last night. … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Crops, Phacelia, Radish, Rye, Soil temperature, Vetch
Tagged frost tolerance, winterkill
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Biodrilling: how cover crop roots can help your ailing soil
I recently started digging with a 16″ (40 cm) spade. I play in the soil a lot, but this tool has expanded my horizons. (Please keep reading even if that soil pun made you roll your eyes). It’s a very simple … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Crops, Radish, Soil health
Tagged biodrilling, no-till vegetable production, soil compaction
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Recycling sulfur with Brassica cover crops
Among the macronutrients, sulfur (S) doesn’t get a lot of attention. Before coal-fired power plants were forced to clean up their emissions, atmospheric deposition of S each year far exceeded most crops’ needs in most areas. The downside of cleaner … Continue reading
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Getting cover crop seeds (in a quantity you can use) and putting them in the ground
This morning, I received a timely question from a a farmer in New Jersey: “Is the ‘Tillage Radish’ that is protected / copyrighted a better product than say, Forage Radish from Fedco seeds?” Good question, and I had just been … Continue reading
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Tagged Radish varieties
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From small seeds to big roots: no-till organic carrots in Maine
We all have biases. In research, we randomize things and establish clear rules to avoid having our biases influence results. But I have concluded that it doesn’t violate any rules of research for me to admit one bias: I like … Continue reading
Posted in carrots, Cover Crops, Radish, Soil moisture, Vegetables
Tagged no-till vegetable production
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