tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post791579707120832845..comments2024-03-27T00:22:15.703-07:00Comments on tend: cover croppingJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01710106273998131443noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-57420723163841863242011-09-14T17:06:30.159-07:002011-09-14T17:06:30.159-07:00oh, i want to try this! i put kale and romaine se...oh, i want to try this! i put kale and romaine seedlings in this past year's garlic bed, but the tomatoes are winding down fast so maybe i can try some there. if you aren't planting in the fall, do you let the rye and oats grow all winter and then turn in the spring?Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317883535519007566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-84370530947622869242011-09-14T16:25:17.207-07:002011-09-14T16:25:17.207-07:00We've just done an oats vetch pea crop through...We've just done an oats vetch pea crop through winter - green manure - they have taken a lot of turning in. Hopefully will all be worthwhileKirsty @ Bowerbird Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511849105347338654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-38621410555336437262011-09-14T12:58:16.575-07:002011-09-14T12:58:16.575-07:00We're in love with crimson clover. We broadcas...We're in love with crimson clover. We broadcast it over any open ground in the fall (sept-oct here in Portland), it grows a bit before the weather gets cold and the days short, and is lovely to look at through the winter. Then it really takes off come spring, and blossoms with the most striking crimson flowers. The chickens love it and it handles a little grazing just fine. It is also a nitrogen fixer. I wrote a post singing it's praises last spring: http://4happyhens.blogspot.com/2011/05/ode-to-crimson-clover.html. Good luck with your cover crop experiments this winter!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112492013256899053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-24937282737980150012011-09-14T11:00:24.602-07:002011-09-14T11:00:24.602-07:00I have resisted using cover crops because I worry ...I have resisted using cover crops because I worry about the difficulty of the turning over part in a raised bed. I'll look forward to watching how you do it first!<br />I do hope that I get somewhat of a cover crop effect when I grow beans. I cut the stalks away when they are finished, but I leave the roots (and those N fixing nodules) in the beds.ValHallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843439954015747722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-73078331919311782212011-09-14T10:48:29.281-07:002011-09-14T10:48:29.281-07:00I plan to do this myself. It will be the first tim...I plan to do this myself. It will be the first time I have done it. My soil definitely needs a boost!trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991672363435843464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-65052980904736866272011-09-14T08:03:06.909-07:002011-09-14T08:03:06.909-07:00this sounds like a fun idea... I have containers o...this sounds like a fun idea... I have containers on a patio. Some of my containers soil looks like it needs an overhaul too. Would this be something I could do in containers?Summer https://www.blogger.com/profile/11843646317557064840noreply@blogger.com