There are more and more folks showing interest in this method now and lots of them beginning to do their own trials. I just wanted to throw this out there as a reminder even though I know its being redundant�..

It will take some time to get your fields turned around when you begin to convert to this method from traditional tillage methods. A lot of the success of germinating seeds this way depends on the condition of the soil surface as well as the moisture being held in that topsoil once you�ve built up several inches worth. It will take putting down a couple good crops of thatch and giving it time to decompose before this happens. For folks who want to convert to throw and mow I would not even bother trying to plant a summer crop the first year. I would instead spend the money addressing fertility needs and growing biomass to cover the soil surface, get your OM on the rise, etc�.This is step 1. I�m not saying this to be a arse so you guys don�t take this the wrong way but step 1 is not to try and grow beans, peas, sunflowers, or whatever. I know everyone like to do that in the summer but you have to start seeing this method not just as a planting method but as a long term process of changing the soil�.it�s efficiency�and its productivity�

Getting your topsoil to look like the below pic is the most important thing to do in the beginning. Summer grasses are your best friends right now. Just think about it as if you are cutting hay this summer off of your field but instead of bailing it and hauling it away�.your instead feeding it to your soil. You�ve got to grow the hay though to make it happen.