Above you will see one of our plots half tilled. On the left is an area that has had the tiller run through once. On the right, you will see light green strips of annual ryegrass being used as a cover crop. The foreground had no such cover - so most of the green is Canadian thistle - one of our arch enemies on the farm. Interesting to note that there is a much lower thistle count where the ryegrass resides. Also of note, the soil seems much healthier in the soil that had cover crop. Got to like it when efforts to improve soil health appear to be working.
And, here is what happens if you till and plant - then get a downpour overnight. The ground crusts over and some of the finer seeds end up losing a battle to weeds. This field is due for some compost and a cover crop this fall. I suspect it will handle this better after that. Some of these crops are slated for tilling and restarting.
Just how it goes sometimes.
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