page_title: Hilling
hierarchical_section_title: Hilling
caption_attribution_description: une(Japanese)(ridge)which is between plowed furrows, cultivating Welsh onoin or Scallion
context_page_description: Hilling, earthing up or ridging is the technique in agriculture and horticulture of piling soil up around the base of a plant. It can be done by hand, or with powered machinery, typically a tractor attachment.
  Hilling buries the normally above-ground part of the plant, promoting desired growth. This may encourage the development of additional tubers, force the plant to grow longer stems, or for some crops this blanching technique keeps the stems or shoots pale and tender, or influences their taste.
  Hilling may also be used to stabilize the stems of crops which are easily disturbed by wind.
context_section_description: Hilling, earthing up or ridging is the technique in agriculture and horticulture of piling soil up around the base of a plant. It can be done by hand (usually using a hoe), or with powered machinery, typically a tractor attachment.
  Hilling buries the normally above-ground part of the plant, promoting desired growth.  This may encourage the development of additional tubers (as with potatoes), force the plant to grow longer stems (leeks), or for some crops (chicory, leeks, asparagus etc.) this blanching technique keeps the stems or shoots pale and tender, or influences their taste.
  Hilling may also be used to stabilize the stems of crops which are easily disturbed by wind.
caption: Hilling (Japanese Une 畝) ploughed by a hoe for scallions to increase crop yields.
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