Small-scale no-till veggie planter

Steve Diver (steved@ncatark.uark.edu)
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:23:52 +0000

A market gardner is looking for information on a no-till vegetable
planter for small-scale production; i.e., human-powered equipment
versus tractor-powered equipment.

The grower raises winter cover crops, which are then mechanically cut or
chemically killed to achieve a thick mulch. Spring vegetable crops
are then seeded into the no-till mulch. Thus, the no-till planter must be able
to "cut" through the mulch similar to a hand-pushed seed drill, or
to "punch" through the mulch similar to an old hand poking corn planter.

* Do any plans exist from Cooperative Extension or American Society
of Agricultural Engineers to build a small-scale no-till drill?

* Do any companies manufacture small-scale no-till drills, or
supply appropriate equipment parts?

Thanks!
Steve Diver
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steved@ncatark.uark.edu


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