Comments on: The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Soil https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/the-obi-wan-kenobi-of-soil/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Grasspunk https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/the-obi-wan-kenobi-of-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-985817 Grasspunk Sun, 06 Oct 2013 04:44:34 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32753#comment-985817 Thanks for this. I’m now going through other references to Brandt to see what his inputs are. If he’s improving his soil with cover crops alone despite taking a cash crop away each year that’s pretty impressive, although cover crop seed is expensive and the no-till drill is quite an investment.

Usually no-till means huge amounts of Roundup, but the article is stating that doesn’t happen here. The cover crop would reduce his weed load but he’s probably spot spraying to get rid of persistent weeds (e.g. thistles).

]]> By: Ross https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/the-obi-wan-kenobi-of-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-957603 Ross Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:58:22 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32753#comment-957603 If Brandt is Obi-Wan Kenobi, then perhaps Peter Proctor (Grasp the Nettle, etc.) is Yoda.

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