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Summer Tarping for Salad ProductionFarmer-Led Research
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Normally, once harvest is complete
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Rototill residue into beds
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Then rototill again before planting
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METHODS
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6 mil silage tarp 40’ x 200’
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sealing the edges with soil
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Lettuce stubble after 2 weeks under tarp
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Bed prep –Minimum Till with tine weeder
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Direct Seeding
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MIN TILL TILL
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MIN TILLTILL
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MIN TILL TILL
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Tarping beds, without tilling before and with minimum tillage after
(MT), reduced tillage by 82%.
Tillage before tarping (TT) reduced tillage by 39%.
P<0.01
RESULTS: Tillage
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All greens grew faster when soil was managed with tarps and
minimum tillage (MT).
There was no difference in growth of greens when soil was tilled
before tarping (TT).
RESULTS: Crop Growth
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