Originally Posted by Joe4majors
Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by Remington270

Yep. But dang it's pretty....


I know what you’re saying……..I've been there too.

However…….Mother Nature would look at that same field as if it’s ugly and needing to be repaired. Part of the foundation of the no-till movement is built upon mimicking nature and it’s cycles. We’re now working WITH nature instead of against her. We’re not killing the microbial community and its home anymore……we’re promoting them and building them the habitat they need to thrive. We’re managing an ecosystem and not just a field of dirt.


Have you looked into the science of how the microbial community is killed? I understand it in principle, but still trying to understand and turning over the soil sets back of billions of microbes that reproduce like rabbits.


It probably has to do with the soil's moisture-holding capacity as much as anything. Hard for microbes to thrive in soil that's powdery dry and 150 degrees in the direct sun's heat.