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Gardening

alfie

(527 posts)

5. I've thought about clover

Reply to denverbill (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 11:06 AM

Sep 2013

I have raised beds, 4 x 12. Turning them over with something tall like a grass would be difficult to impossible. Even with clover, I think I might need to rent one of the little cultivator type tillers. So far haven't had the courage to try that.

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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