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Patent Pending Strawberry Bed Mulcher NW Tiller Turnaround Conventional Turnaround 3 - 5 Weeks • Shred • Pick up plastic • Pick up drip tape • Stubble disc 2 passes • Chisel 2 passes 24"-36" • Plow • Finish disc 2 passes • Land plane • Spread sulfuric acid (if needed) • Spread soil amendments • Chisel in amendments • Set up sprinkler system • Lay in lines • Sprinkle 8+ hours • Pipe out • List • Slow release fertilizer placed • Drip tape • Plastic • Fumigate 1 - 2 Weeks • Shred • Use existing drip, water to field capacity (wet) • Pick up plastic • Pick up drip tape • Shred a second time (if needed) • Spray sulfuric acid (if needed) to top of bed (8ohp) • Place soil amendments on top of the bed (8ohp) • Chisel and shape (18" 3 shanks/bed; 8o-ioohp) • Run Tiller (12.4 tires; 22ohp) • Slow release fertilizer placed • Drip tape • Plastic • Fumigate • Maximum depth 14" • Customized to your specifications in finished bed size requirements • 1 Pass blends the entire bed to near perfect uniformity • Very rapid turnaround • Park the big tractors! No need to stubble disc, deep chisel, plow, finish disc, land plane or even list. The Tiller program does it all Largest tractor required is a 220hp with front assist and 12.4" rubber on the tractor Quick turnaround permits extended harvest capacity of as much as 4 weeks Tiller can do approximately 12 to 15 acre/day @ 2.5mph Minimum cost savings $300 per acre + extended harvest Never disturb the deep center of the bed Many crops throughout California have been farmed using this same turnaround technique for many years, including melons, cotton, corn, vegetables, and tomatoes (thousands of acres annually).