Becky’s goal was to see if it was possible to establish land for cut flower production on existing perennial pastures using no-till methods.

In a Nutshell

• Poor germination across her replicated trial comparing cover crop mulch, deep compost mulch and tillage (control) resulted in no appreciable results to note.
• Becky had good luck growing sunflowers in two demonstration plots that she tarped for 12 months and 2 months.
• Becky recommends using tarps for 2-12 months ahead of planting into perennial pasture.

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