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Why tilling can wake a weed
Tilling lifts buried seed into light and air, which is the cue many weed seeds use to germinate.
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From the opening
Tilling wakes weeds because it moves buried seeds toward the surface and briefly creates the open, bright conditions their dormancy is waiting for. The tool that prepares a seedbed for a crop prepares one for the bank as well. The opening covers buried seed rides up into light, other seed is buried in the same pass, and a stale seedbed uses the flush.
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Inside
- Buried seed rides up into light
- Other seed is buried in the same pass
- A stale seedbed uses the flush
- Chopped roots are a second wake-up
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Light-sensitive germination after soil disturbance
- Stale seedbeds as a deliberate use of the flush