UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 105

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Flax has been cultivated since ancient Egypt, and in the US since colonial times, when European settlers brought seeds to places such as Philadelphia, where it was mostly hand-processed and spun. Flax takes about 100 days to go from seed to harvest, and once planted, it needs little tending.

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Textiles Seeding Processing Acre 89

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

However, if we over-manage a hedge or intervene by planting a single species or mechanically trimming the hedge too severely, too often or too early in the autumn, we risk suppressing its biodiversity potential. Patrick has been using diverse seed mixes since he started at Bwlchwernen in 1973.

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Farming Farming Meadow Straw 52