How to dig in green manure?
On Aug 19, 8:25*am, Ed ex@directory wrote:
I have never grown a green manure before and am not clear, from what I have read, as to how exactly I should dig in the crop before it reaches flowering time. Does 'digging in' simply mean turning the soil over with a fork to incorporate as much as possible of the top-growth into the top 4 to 6 inches? *If I do that, won't it continue growing and sprout up again? Or do I use a spade *and start trenching and totally bury the growth from one trench-line into the bottom of the previous trench-line? - sort of like double digging. *If so, *that does sound like a lot of work. Please help! Ed Just turn it under, a spading fork is fine. If it sprouts and regrows turn it under again. Which crop are you using for green manure? Because you just might have time for a second or third sowing before winter. For example if you are turning under clover or beans now you could sow buckwheat and turn that under and then sow winter rye. |
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