Friday 13 September 2013

Cover Crop update--you can still plant yours!

Flowering pea
    ·         Look at the beautiful blossoms on the cover crops!
    ·         An eager gardener will soon “chop and drop”, before they go to seed.
    ·         The tops will be left on the plots to decompose over winter.
    ·         Then in spring, one month before planting, the roots and tops will be tilled under.
    ·         12 plots have already been planted this September. Very fast work, gardeners.
    ·         Most crops have germinated and a few are 2” tall. YES!!!
    ·         Remember to water, just like in spring.
    ·         Crops planted in September will not flower but will freeze except for fall rye. All good.
    ·         Root development now will nourish the soil. Organic matter is also added.
    ·         A garden is regularly tilled in the fall and the spring so the only extra step is scattering the seed. For minimal effort and cost, soil can be improved.
    ·         It’s not too late, you may still plant and we expect rain next week.


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