Back in the days of Thomas Jefferson, it was believed that plant roots actually ate soil particles. Therefore, the more you pulverized soil, the easier it was for roots to eat it. Thus it seemed logical to till the earth. Centuries later, scientists now say tilling--specifically rototilling--doesn't improve the soil, it destroys it. Now what do we do?[To listen to this article, a 3-minute audio file, subscribe to to my podcast feed (so you can open the attachment below) or simply listen to it the mp3 file now by clicking here]
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