Gardening

denverbill

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9. That was part of the reason I was asking, because I wasn't sure if it would keep growing.

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 12:35 PM

Sep 2013

It would sure seem like it would and would compete for nutrients and water, but at some point, it must die back I guess. I don't know if it's after a certain point in it's lifecycle it doesn't regrow or what. I grow a lot of different vegetables, so some go in in very early spring, and I'm not sure if the cover crop would interfere with early vegetables or not.

I might have to try this in some part of my garden. I bought straw this year to mulch and the straw had so many seeds some of my boxes looked like wheat fields if I hadn't weeded them for a few days.

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Has anyone here ever planted a cover crop such as rye? [View all] denverbill Sep 2013 OP

Always wanted to, never got to it - hear great things about it... NRaleighLiberal Sep 2013 #1

I tried buckwheat on about acre and half of pasture. idwiyo Sep 2013 #2

I've planted Fava Beans as a Spring Green Manure Crop. formercia Sep 2013 #3

The unusual part about the way they used it in the article was they didn't till it in. denverbill Sep 2013 #6

Follow the Native Americans planting method. vinny9698 Sep 2013 #4

I've thought about clover alfie Sep 2013 #5

I have 6 4x4 raised beds. denverbill Sep 2013 #7

Does the rye die back after it is cut? alfie Sep 2013 #8

That was part of the reason I was asking, because I wasn't sure if it would keep growing. denverbill Sep 2013 #9

It all depends: formercia Sep 2013 #10

I cover crop frequently. Elad Sep 2013 #11

I have a 2nd link that discusses this method more. denverbill Sep 2013 #12

I do buckwheat fairly regularly. dmosh42 Sep 2013 #13