A no till system keeps the channels open as corn and soybean roots push deeper each year. On tough fragipans with annual ryegrass as a cover crop, Plumer documented the root growth inch by inch ...

“At that point,” he says, “your options are wide open, from no-till to strip-till to cover crops.” The first, second and third sets of crown roots are very important for yield because they ...

Root crops are the only group in the vegetable garden ... wheelbarrow full of well-rotted manure per square yard. You can cover the bed with manure in the fall and rotavate it in the spring.

Winter is here and it is a good time of year to reflect on your past year of gardening and plan for the next year.