>From: Dave Robison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: covers
>Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:52:22 -0700
>
>At 12:03 PM 9/19/2002 -0400, Teresa wrote:
>>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?
>
>I lie rye/vetch because the grass sets a huge amount of root hairs, adding
>OM to the soil. Make sure it's annual, not perennial rye, so that it
>doesn't get established. Rye grain is ok. My other favorites are crimson
>clover (beautiful flower) and fava bean -- both are digested fairly easily
>by the soil when you turn them in. And for a cover you can eat, my favorite
>salad green is maches (corn salad). Makes a huge amount of root fiber too.
>
>
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>David Robison
Great, thanks Dave. Corn salad grows OK here, so does trefoil, but crimson
clover never came up when I planted it earlier. I searched the web for
clover inoculants but couldn't find any in UK except Microbio. I've
certainly never seen any for sale. Are these more common in the States?
Though since trefoil establishes so well, I'm not really stuck for cover
crops, I do like crimson clover. Tried it once before I remember and it was
really slow to establish.
Cheers
Teresa
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