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2. Tillage - Wikipedia

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   Tillage after corn harvest (Click for video) Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shoveling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking.

3. No-till farming - Wikipedia

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   Tilling can create a flat seed bed or one that has formed areas, such as rows or raised beds, to enhance the growth of desired plants. It is an ancient technique with clear evidence of its use since at least 3000 B.C. [8] No-till farming is not equivalent to conservation tillage or strip tillage. Conservation tillage is a group of practices ...

4. Minimum tillage - Wikipedia

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   Minimum tillage is a soil conservation system like strip-till with the goal of minimum soil manipulation necessary for a successful crop production.It is a tillage method that does not turn the soil over, in contrast to intensive tillage, which changes the soil structure using ploughs.

5. Gardening: Tilling not always necessary for successful planting

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6. Stale seed bed - Wikipedia

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   The garden tillage depth is normally about 4 inches, with a maximum of 6 inches. Seed bed finishing can be done with a heavy garden rake to break up clods and level the soil. Lightly rolling, tamping, or compacting the soil surface will increase germination. The garden can also be watered to speed up germination of the weeds.

7. Postharvest - Wikipedia

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   After the field, post-harvest processing is usually continued in a packing house. This can be a simple shed, providing shade and running water, or a large-scale, sophisticated, mechanised facility, with conveyor belts, automated sorting and packing stations, walk-in coolers and the like. In mechanised harvesting, processing may also begin as ...

8. The Right Time to Harvest Butternut Squash from Your Fall Garden

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   When Is Butternut Squash Ready to Harvest? Butternut is a type of squash that takes about 110 days to mature. To start seeds indoors, plant them three weeks before the last frost in spring and ...

9. Hoe (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural and horticultural hand tool used to shape soil, remove weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. Shaping the soil includes piling soil around the base of plants ( hilling ), digging narrow furrows ( drills ) and shallow trenches for planting seeds or bulbs .