Re: no-till gardening

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• Subject: Re: no-till gardening
• From: T* &* M* R*
• Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:06:38 +1300
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Richad Starkeson wrote:
> 
> A suggestion from another inhabitant of Bezerkeley:  I think the "no till"
> method of farming presumes you have good soil to begin with.  

Well, if the accounts I have read are to be believed, no-till is
probably the cultivation method LEAST tied to a good starting soil. I
have heard of excellent results on a basis of everything from the
grossest thick clay to a substrate mostly composed of stones - and
everything between. In fact it seems to work particularly well on clay.
Possibly because most clays have plenty of intrinsic fertilty from the
minerals they contain and only need a way of unlocking this.

Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate

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