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Gardening

denverbill

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12. I have a 2nd link that discusses this method more.

Reply to Elad (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 03:41 PM

Sep 2013

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/pay-dirt-fewer-weeds-less-labor

Edited my original post to include that.

I had heard of cover crops that you dig in, but in this method, they just cut it down and use it as mulch basically, and only dig it up in the spots they are planting. In Colorado, our big problem is heat and lack of moisture, so a mulch is almost a necessity.

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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