mulch

Problem addressed/functional need

This tool is designed to increase organic matter in soil, retain moisture, reduce cultivating passes and herbicide use.
It functions by stressing the annual cover crop at the vulnerable point between when the plant puts energy into producing seed, but before it produces viable seed. Because the covercrop is not cut, it does not resprout, and because it stays rooted, it does not bunch or blow away after it starts to dry...