No Till Food Plots - So Easy

[at1010]

The 3 F's...fuel, fertilizer, Fe

It's a balance. I know plenty of 25yr+ no till farmers and others that turn n burn with high speed tillage each spring n fall. Each farm is different and each field is different. You have to turn the dirt every few years to rejuvenate the process is what I have seen.

It is certainly a tool in the toolbox, and depending on fertility management (the types of nutrients applied), you will likely see significant yield benefits from rotational tillage. This is largely due to nutrient stratification (when nutrients are separated or unevenly distributed throughout the root zone), which most often occurs when cover crops are not used, as well as a heavier reliance on surface-applied P and K in heavier soils.

As you mention, it is always a balance, and that is what I truly love about each test/soil - they are all unique.

 

[at1010]

When I first started this garden, my tiller couldn’t even break the ground. It bounced across the surface like a dirt track race on an August night, dust flying as high as the new house.

The soil was basically a brick factory.

I knew that with no-till practices, cover crops, and organic amendments we would start to make progress. What I didn’t expect was how quickly it would happen.

Today the soil is full of aggregation, living roots, and earthworms. The biology is coming alive and the tomato yields have been incredible.

Healthy soil doesn’t happen overnight, but when you feed the biology and let nature do the work, the transformation can happen faster than you think.

From brick to biology.

I can’t wait to see what 2026 brings.