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Keep it whole: why no-till is the way to grow
Let’s talk about the 2nd tenet of soil health: keep the soil whole. No-till management is becoming more and more popular amongst growers. The advantages to moving from tillage to no-till growing include decreased weed pressure, increased soil structure, increased microbial populations, decreased soil erosion, and increased soil organic matter. All of these things lead…
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Helping your soil re-“cover”: Soil cover to promote soil health
Imagine it’s a cold winter morning. The sun hasn’t been seen for a week and the clouds are heavy and gray. You wake up in your warm bed, deep in the covers and the last thing you want to do is get up and face the elements. You know how much you love that cover?…
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Grow soils not plants: Make this the year of soil health
Everyone thinks they have the secret to growing the best Cannabis. But we know the real secret. It’s not about growing healthy plants folk, its about growing healthy soils! We sometimes think of agriculture and farming as just growing plants. We prepare beds or fields using tillage, we add fertilizers and pesticides, and we marvel…
