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Re:Need translation of farm terms, no- & low-till - 2006/10/11 19:48
tilling is different than turning over your soil
you can turn over your soil with a hoe or shovel
you till with a tiller or tractor
the weight of the tractor or tiller over time will cause a hardpan also tillers and tractors are usually set to a certain depth unless you change the depth you till at each time you till at the same depth every time causing a hardpan soil underneath that depth. hardpan is compacted soil just below the depth of the tillers tines. this makes it difficult for roots to grow any further down.
turning over your soil by hand isnt as precise as a tiller or tractor would be and the only weight is your own not a heavy tiller or tractor. because its not as precise you arent tilling to lets say 12 inches everytime like the tiller or tractor would do.
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