if the soil is not ploughed/tilled properly they will have the folliwing disadvantages: the non porous or clumped soil rises up and breaks down when tilled so if the soil is not tilled it will remain non-porous. 2. the soil if not tilled will give rise to weeds.

The preparation of soil is the first step before growing a crop. One of the most important tasks in agriculture is to turn the soil and loosen it. This allows the roots to penetrate deep into the soil. The loose soil allows the roots to breathe easily even when they go deep into the soil.

▸ Preparation of Soil: Before sowing the crop seeds, the soil of fields is loosened and overturned. This process is called ploughing or tilling. Ploughing causes ventilation of soil and makes it suitable for the growth of small organisms living in it.

A: There are both pros and cons to tilling your soil. So in general, you want to maintain a balance and don’t want to till the soil too often. If the soil structure looks good, there isn’t any compacted soil, and there aren’t any weeds/competing plants, you should be fine without tilling or with minimal aeration.

Turning your soil twice a year is a good defense against weeds and other insects from invading and damaging your plants. Tilling also helps break down weed roots, along with the homes of other insects, helping to prevent these pests from intruding your garden.

Farmers traditionally till to break up soil and prepare seedbeds. Plant cool-season cover crops to reduce compaction, build organic matter, and hold your soil in place. Make sure to pick a cover crop species or mix that compliments your cash crop.

No-till method of farming requires special equipment (disc seeders or agriculture drills) to make furrows, immediately plant seeds, firm them, and cover (unlike double-passing the field after plowing). This way, the soil suffers from minimum disturbance, as it is dug exactly where the seed is supposed to drop.

A reduction in how often or how intensively cropland is tilled enables the soil to retain more organic matter, which leaves the soil less susceptible to wind and water erosion and helps store, or “sequester,” carbon.

“Kiss the Ground” is based on the fact that modern industrial agriculture is devastating our planet. Tilling loosens the soil, disturbing microorganisms that live within it, drying it out so that it does not retain as much moisture and can blow away, and releasing carbon into the atmosphere.