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Stop Digging! The Benefits of No-Till and Cover Crops
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Mon, 2019-06-10 00:00
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"Consider this research as one more nail in the coffin of tilling and double digging. Scientists at UC Davis took a look at how no-till practices combined with cover crops foster a diverse fungi community that 'play important roles in nutrient mobilization, organic matter decomposition, carbon cycling and creation of soil structure.' While their research looked at commercial agriculture I think it’s safe to extrapolate their results to home vegetable gardens"
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