No-till broccoli with landscape fabric in northern Ontario
Farmer: Ryan Spence and Isabelle Spence-Legault
Farm: Field Good Farms / Ferme j'me champ bien
Region: North
Publish Date: April 1, 2021
Article Type: Research Project
Research Priorities: Soil Health
As a continuation of their no-till broccoli trial in 2020 using cover crops, Ryan and Isabelle tested no-till broccoli using landscape fabric in 2021.
In a Nutshell
- Broccoli grown using the no-till treatment of landscape fabric had lower yield and required more labour.
- Despite poor performance of no-till broccoli using mulches, Ryan and Isabelle still believe that fall broccoli in northeastern Ontario can be grown successfully in a no- till system, and will likely try no-till broccoli without a mulch system (cover crop or fabric) in 2022.