Per-- My soil tests show that I am low in N, so I seeded cereal rye and hairy vetch in the aisles, not between the vines, this fall. The idea behind the rye is that the decomposing roots inhibit weed seed germination. Also, it produces lots of organic matter.
The vetch fixes N. One problem is that it was so dry here for all of September that my vetch has just now germinated. My recollection from a lecture last year at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming conf is that in order to get really good N fixing from the hairy vetch, you should seed in August. The other thing the lecturer mentioned is that vetch is a 1-year wonder. For some reason the N from the vetch only lasts 1 year. I know others use white Dutch clover for N. It's a low grower. I've also considered planting garlic seed between my vines to discourage insects hungry for grape leaves. Haven't tried it yet tho. Dorothy --- COYOTEHILLFARM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hallo > > Can you recommend lowgrowing grasses or other plants > to improve the grapes > growing ability to produce ? > > Per Garp/NH > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
