METHOD OF CULTIVATING VEGETABLE CROPS IN BLACK EARTH SOIL ZONE Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, vegetable growing. SUBSTANCE: method involves harvesting stubble precursor in summer; performing shelling of stubble and mellowing of soil; watering 2-3 times, each watering cycle being followed with cultivation; providing deep boardless soil mellowing in autumn; making ridges; applying humus in ridge spacings and forming rows; restoring and cultivating ridges in spring; seeding vegetable crops; providing post seeding preemergence cultivation; watering vegetable crop plants during germination phase with small irrigation norm in each 4-5 days; cultivating ridge spacings upon each watering cycle; applying biopreparations and thinning. 44% of rotation area is assigned for vegetable crops, 55% for stubble precursors, and 1% for entomophage-attracting crops. Method allows ecologically clean product to be obtained due to rejecting the usage of chemical preparations. EFFECT: increased efficiency by keeping soil fertility, increased yield by increased supply of organic mass into soil and creating favorable plant growing conditions. 2 tbl