Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
Encouraged by the success of hand planted no-till garlic into winter killed sorghum-sudangrass this past season, read about how Ken tried to mechanize the process using a no-till transplanter for their 2021 crop.
Farmer-Led Research, No-Till
Read and watch Ryan Spence and Isabelle Spence-Legault’s farmer-led research trial where they tested whether a crimped cover crop of rye and hairy vetch reduced tillage, cultivation and irrigation for their fall broccoli crop in northern Ontario.
Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
Growing cover crops so that they provide enough residue to suppress weeds for organic vegetable production requires planning!
Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
Growing cover crops so that they provide enough residue to suppress weeds for organic vegetable production requires planning!
Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
For the no-till garlic demonstration that is part of EFAO’s No-Till Vegetable Trials, Ken Laing planted garlic on November 1, 2019 into a frost-killed cover crop of sorghum-sudangrass.
Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
As part of EFAO’s No-Till Vegetable Trials, Ken Laing is doing a lot of no-till transplanting! Here are some of his reflections on the challenges of no-till planting seed and transplant. There are many challenges awaiting those who want to switch in whole or in...