Rye has always germinated well for me as a cover. Even last year when it wasn't able to get irrigation water due to the drought, and the rains didn't come until early November. I usually mix it with hairy vetch. Which too, last year both germinated and grew, I'm just not sure if the inoculant lived through the dry spell tho (dang it).
Any one have any thoughts on that btw? I inoculated the seed, and put it down in early October. But we were cut off from water late July and had no rains until early November. I was hoping for a good couple squalls to water it in, but none ever came. I wasn't sure if the inoculant would survive w/o moist ground. Tried to check the roots for nodules, but the vetch has such spindly roots I was never able to get a good sample to see. Mike At 06:54 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, you wrote: >where do you live teresa? I've planted rye as late as mid november here in >southern delaware and had it germinate. I would try several things turnips >and wintercress wheat vetch any greens and see what does well. seeds are >cheap and then you'll know for next year what worked and what didn't. >:)sharon >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Teresa Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3:49 PM >Subject: Cover crop > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > A few days ago I sprayed my first BD preps - now I feel I'm a fully >paid-up > > member of this list! On the bare ground that I sprayed, after clearing it >of > > couch (hours and hours doing this) I put calcified seaweed, paramagnetic > > rock dust and some fairly well-rotted horse manure (full of worms anyway >but > > still a slight tang of horse). Could anyone suggest a cover crop to >shelter > > this ground and hold it together over the winter? Something to establish > > quick, or have I left it too late? Will rye germinate this late? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Teresa > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > >
