Agriculture by Fokine - briefly and simply about the complex
The technology of processing land by Fokine - what it is.
It’s easier and faster to work, and getting a richer crop ... Is this possible?
Yes, if you master the unconventional (but scientifically justified!) Approach to the farming of an inventor, a long-time gardener Vladimir Fokin, and use a tool for manual tillage - a planar, about which we will literally in a couple of words try to tell those who have more about them does not know in this short article.
This wonderful tool, replacing the shovel, chopper, scythe, rake, pitchfork can be bought in garden centers.
The value of a flat cut is not only in the universality of application, but also in the significant relief of labor in the garden. For the elderly (and not only!) This is a particularly important factor.
Surface loosening
The essence of this land-based method according to Fokine, which is already in use in many gardeners, is the surface (soil-free) loosening of the soil without overturning the soil (as in digging).
With this method, the microflora is not destroyed and the vital activity of all microorganisms is preserved.
Gentle surface treatment of the soil to a depth of 5-10 cm contributes to its loosening to a depth of up to 1 m (more than when digging with a shovel!), The natural soil channels formed by rotting plant roots and underground inhabitants remain.
Gradually, soil fertility increases and, accordingly, yields of garden crops with less labor.
1. When working with the Fokine Flat Cutter, the load on the spine is minimal (it is not necessary to bend down!) - only it is necessary to properly adjust the plane cutter (screw the cutting part, taking into account its growth on a flat stalk and sharpen on one side, along the perimeter).
When the plane cutter is in working position, the blade should lie flat on the ground, and keep it as a flag, that is, the thumbs "look up". It is necessary to cut off the flat-top in the soil with a sharp end, and then drag onto (across the beds) or pull it like a plow (go along the beds),
2. There is no need to collect the roots of each weed - you only need to regularly process the aisles with a flat-cutter (the remains of the roots contribute to the accumulation of organic matter in the soil). It is better to cut the weeds in the condition of the roots of the "thread", and then to scrape the compost.
3. The treatment with a flat cut does not injure the soil and its inhabitants (earthworms, microorganisms).
The set includes a large and small flat-mills. We recommend that you read more about the approach to agriculture and the instruction on the use of these tools in V. Fokin's book "To the land with science" (usually it is sold complete with flat cutters).
See also: Vegetable growing according to John Jevons
Why is a flat cutter suitable?
- Treatment of heavy soils (especially in the first year of organic farming).
- Cutting grooves for sowing with further seeding of seeds by soil.
- Grinding of clods of earth.
- Align the surface.
- Grass trimming around fruit trees
- Molding beds.
- Surface loosening of the soil.
- Loosening the aisles, pruning the mustache strawberries.
- Removing weeds from the root (without bending down!)
- Hilling.
Tip:
Form and loosen the beds to a depth of 2-3 cm immediately after the snow, no matter what and when you sow them. This will significantly improve the air regime, retain moisture in the soil, destroy weeds and revitalize the activities of microorganisms and worms.
If you live in a hot and dry climate, soil should be dig through once every three years! If you do not do this, the plane cutter will just be with an unpleasant sound scraping on the crust, and the maximum that they can do is scrape away the weedy weeds.
Recently, more and more often I have been told that, in combination with flat-tops, this remarkable book by V. Fokin "To the land with science" is missing. In the era of the Internet, you can download it, but in general it always comes with real plane cutters! If it is not, then perhaps you ran into a fake and your money went to fraudsters parasitizing someone else's invention.
Why is the book "To earth with science" important?
There, the whole essence of this technology or, more accurately, the method of cultivating the soil on the site is very readily available.
For me, it all consists in one very successful phrase of the author: "Earth needs to be done! ».
If it is not mastered, then no miracle tool will improve your fertility, and therefore the processing of the site will not help.
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The first step towards organic farming
The Fokine cutter became my first "step" on the road to organic farming. It turned out that this seemingly simple tool can perform all operations in the garden: loosen the soil, hill, make holes, grooves, crop weeds.
But some of my friends, who also enthusiastically took up the plane cutter, after a while cooled to him. Why? Everything is very simple: the blade became dull, and it became harder to work, and the effect was not achieved the same as before. And all you need is to periodically sharpen this tool.
The most worn out is always the "nose" of the plane. It and sharpen first. That's what the inventor V. V. Fokin wrote about this: "Where to sharpen a plane cutter, the appearance of the blade will tell. The tip of the tool is mostly worn out, especially if the soil is heavy, stony. The bar must be driven along the bevels. "
And they are clearly visible. The main thing is that the angle of factory grinding remains unchanged.
To ensure that the rows are neat and do not grow weeds, I advise you to follow my experience. I take old carpets, cut them into strips of the right width and spread them between beds. On such paths it is pleasant to walk, and the view of the garden becomes more attractive.
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I do not part with the flat cutter from 1999 year, when the first copies went on sale. At that time, the brochure V.V. Fokine.
After reading it, I experienced a shock. I've never met anything like this! I became so offended by our agricultural science, which, apparently, still propagates deep plowing with the turnover of the layer. I'm still jarred when I read the words "dig deep".
Thanks to a flat-topper, I, in my old age, easily work on the ground: do not bend my back, as before. But working with him, if you are a beginner, is not as easy as it seems. At the clogged state of the bed, I first cut off the weeds with a small grip on the ground with a rounded blade. I add the cut vegetation to the garden. After 7-10 days, the roots in the ground are weakened, and, having removed the cut weeds, it is possible to loosen the earth with a flat cutter.
An important point when cutting weeds is the roundness of the chopper blade. Choppers with sharp corners are suitable only for light, loose soils, they are difficult to pierce into heavy soil. And the rounded part enters the ground smoothly, without much resistance.