Regenerative No-Dig System for Overwintering Dahlias in Zone 6b/7 Initial Planting of Dahlias Prepare new beds for planting using no-till methods such as cardboard and deep mulch and/or cover cropping and tarping. Amend soil according to soil test recommendations. Pay particular attention to pH and mineral content. Dahlias prefer a pH around 6.5; slightly acidic. […]
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I originally adopted the no-till approach to farming out of necessity. Well, desperation, really. An intensely rainy spring in 2018 kept me from being able to till the soil as usual and meant the only way to get transplants in the ground was to skip the tilling and try something new. Thus began my foray
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No-Till Tulip Planting Tulips have been a mainstay crop at my farm since the very first season. I remember learning about planting them for commercial production at the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers’ conference I attended that fall. My mind was blown that flower farmers planted thousands of bulbs in big trenches at “egg
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[et_pb_section bb_built=\”1\”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”3.18.4\”] No-till flower farming is a system of farming that (nearly, if not entirely) eliminates the turning over of the soil, be it with machinery or by hand. There are many reasons that may spur a farmer to decide to go with no-till farming practices. Mine specifically were a notable decrease in
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