No-till, No-herbicide Planting of Spring Vegetables Using Low Residue Winter Killed Cover Crops

Project Overview

LNE11-312

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2011: $154,405.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2015

Region: Northeast

State: Maryland

Project Leader:

Dr. Ray Weil

University of Maryland

Co-Leaders:

Natalie Lounsbury

University of New Hampshire

View the project final report

Annual Reports

Information Products

No Till Veggies (Website)

No till seeded spinach after winterkilled cover crops in an organic production system (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Commodities

Vegetables: beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, garlic, greens (leafy), leeks, onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), radishes (culinary), rutabagas, sweet corn, turnips, brussel sprouts

Practices

Crop Production: conservation tillage
Education and Training: extension, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns
Natural Resources/Environment: carbon sequestration, indicators
Pest Management: competition, mulches - killed, physical control, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
Production Systems: organic agriculture
Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil physics, soil quality/health

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.