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Martinsville, Ohio | I chose covers over chemicals and I am not an organic farmer. I try to be a more biological farmer.
We've had a beautiful fall to sow every acre down. Others are using chemicals and that is good too, we must stay ahead of these weeds.
If we don't plant covers, I feel we need a chemical spray each season, that is at least 4 sprays.
Cereal rye is the best combatant I have found against my number one weed, Marestail. I am afraid hybrid pigweeds are going to try to take their place as number one.
I have the biggest radishes I ever had, I just don't have enough of them so I need to plant more when the opportunity arises. I had the opportunity to plant more acres of them but happy to have every acre covered with some cover.
I need to expand into more diverse cover crops and keep learning a little more about them every year.
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Cover crops vs Fall burndowns
