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As the deer population has increased on the farm and I continue to read more about the symbiotic relationship between plants and mycorrhizae. In laymen’s terms - roots and soil. Soil is alive folks!!
So this year I left the tiller in barn.
I created my own mix that balances the carbon to nitrogen ratios in the soil (I’ll share below). This mix will feed deer and soil microbes.
I have not added ANY fertilizer (I did add lime in spring).
step by step process
1. Spray glyphosate (round up)
2. Drive tractor with PTO on back and spread seed.
3. Pray for rain
(you can invert one and two. You also “pack” seed down if needed)
This heavily reduced my time and inputs planting fall plots, which allowed me to spend more money on seed and plant more acres!! Win win!!
still not sold?! Haha here are a few pics.
So this year I left the tiller in barn.
I created my own mix that balances the carbon to nitrogen ratios in the soil (I’ll share below). This mix will feed deer and soil microbes.
I have not added ANY fertilizer (I did add lime in spring).
step by step process
1. Spray glyphosate (round up)
2. Drive tractor with PTO on back and spread seed.
3. Pray for rain
(you can invert one and two. You also “pack” seed down if needed)
This heavily reduced my time and inputs planting fall plots, which allowed me to spend more money on seed and plant more acres!! Win win!!
still not sold?! Haha here are a few pics.