Cultivation for all
Not everyone can choose their soils. Not all have access to water for irrigation. But all growers can manipulate their pre-planting cultivations and all aim to do the best possible job.
From 75 experiments over five years the conclusion is
that 270 mm is the optimal depth for a destoned bed prior to planting, allowing
the job to be done at a good speed without yield reduction compared with deeper
cultivation.
The trouble is that these results suggest that many growers don’t have things quite right, and this bone of contention can only be settled one way.
The trouble is that these results suggest that many growers don’t have things quite right, and this bone of contention can only be settled one way.