In summer 2011, we demonstrated how cover crops might be killed mechanically to reduce tillage and provide a mulch cover for growing fall pumpkins. This demonstration did double duty as an observational trial for six different pumpkin varieties, many of which are heirlooms. This report presents the results of that no-till organic pumpkin trial, with transplanting into mechanically killed in situ mulches of three different warm-season cover crops: crotalaria, sesbania, and pearl millet.
Author: George Kuepper, Luke Freeman
Date: 2012
Pages: 8
