Vegetable growers are often looking for ways to improve soil health while balancing the need for being productive and profitable. One way to consider this is by reducing or removing tillage when transitioning from one crop to the next. This bulletin gives you some ideas to consider when bringing no-till practices to your operation. After an Introduction section that makes the case for no-till as a way to improve soil health and efficiency, we address the following topics:

• Removing Crop Residue Without Tillage
• Preparing the Soil for the Next Crop (i.e., weeds, compaction, irrigation, and tilth)
• Amending the Soil Without Tillage
• Seeding and Transplanting Tricks
• Relay Cropping and Intercropping
• Transitioning After Cover Crops (termination strategies)
• Planning a No-Till Crop Rotation

This bulletin was written by Jesse Frost, who is also the author of the book, The Living Soil Handbook, an in-depth look at no-till vegetable farming.