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VEGETABLE PLANTING
THE NO-TILL WAY |
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SAVES TIME
REDUCES COSTS
IMPROVES SOIL
CLEANER PRODUCE
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A Proven Technology
The value of no-till transplanting has been demonstrated throughout the
United States. Here in Pennsylvania, no-till transplanting has been done on the
sloping stony fields of Lackawanna County, at the Research Plots at Penn State
University and Steve Groff’s Cedar Meadow Farm in Lancaster County. The
results have shown the no-till transplanting of vegetables to be highly
successful.
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Yields were as good or better when compared to conventional
tillage |
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Harvesting conditions improved |
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Soil erosion reduced – even in fields with traditional
conservation practices |
To help encourage the use of this new agricultural technology, the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation and Development Council has
purchased a three row No-till Transplanters and are making them available to local
farmers.
Funding For The No-Till Transplanter Project Is Provided Through Generous
Grants from:
| PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Growing Greener Grant Center |
| USDA |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Private Foundation |
Benefits of No-Till Vegetable
Transplanting:
Lowers production costs, Cleaner fruit and vegetables, Eliminates plowing,
disking, & cultivating, Reduces soil compaction, Promotes moisture
conservation, Controls soil erosion, Improves soil tilth, Reduces insect and
disease problems, Improves harvesting conditions, Increases organic matter
Without Sacrificing: Yield ~ Quality ~ Maturity ~
Size
Recommended Planting Conditions
| Clean up persistent weed problems year prior to using no-till transplanter.
Contact Extension Service or Chemical Dealer for recommendations |
| Plant in cover crop, sod, and small grain stubble. Do not mow field |
| Establish cover crop of rye and/or hairy vetch in fall |
| Use cultipacker to flatten cover crop. Plant in direction cover crop is
laying |
| Use round cell transplants |
| Use no-till transplanter after soil is warm (approximately May 20th) |
| Use in adequate soil moisture conditions |
| Use a tractor with a hydraulic arm |
Try the No-Till Transplanter!
Please contact Whitney Scott at
Delaware
Valley
College
if you are interested in using the no-till equipment. Mr. Scott’s contact
information is:
Email:
whitney.scott@delval.edu
Telephone:
215-489-2258
Mail:
Whitney Scott, Horticulture Manager
Delaware
Valley
College
700 East Butler Avenue
Doylestown
,
PA
18901
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