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Page 8 and upper right, Harold Perry's
fields with cover crops in Alberta,
Canada. Photos: Harold Perry
Bottom right, Brendon Rockey's planter,
which has been fixed with a Gandy box
for companion planting with potatoes.
Photo: Brendon Rockey
also prevent soil erosion and conserve
soil moisture. In the long-term, they
help to build soil organic matter and
water-holding capacity.
" Organic matter can appear to be
building quickly on a soil, but the stable
form of it takes many years and takes
many cycles of growth and decay, " he
said. " This will, in turn, help the total
amount of water and nutrients you can
hold in your soil. "
" This won't pay you back directly, " he
cautioned. " But if you get the payback in
the short- and medium-term benefits,
you will build long-term foundations. "
To supercharge the soil, Gillespie
suggests growing a green manure
crop that can later be chopped and
disked into the soil. This method is not
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