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"Suzanne D." wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
news:wildbilly-50861D.00114017062009@c-61-
You know you could save a lot in amendments by planting "green manure"
as a cover crop. Rye to condition the soil and legumes to pump nitrogen
into it.

I like buckwheat as a good quick hot weather crop. You can get in three or
four plantings in a single season, and it gives lots of mulch when you cut
it down. I believe SteveB is the one who lives near me in southern Utah
(there are so many Steves on this NG it is hard to keep them straight), and
if so, I can guarantee him that buckwheat grows well around here with
virtually no care. I've got it growing in my tomato beds right now. I also
like canola for breaking up hard clay soil, and I like my crimson clover
(which is surprisingly growing even in this heat) to add nitrogen and
attract beneficial insects with its bright flowers. I feel that if you can
keep the ground covered with vegetation that will pull nutrients to the
surface AND provide future mulch, there is no reason to spend loads of time
and money on bagged amendments. Bulk seeds are cheap, and having the ground
consistently covered with vegetation discourages weeds. I understand the
desire to get the soil in good condition RIGHT NOW, but really, after just
two years of using no-till practices, I've got a good 3-4 inch layer of rich
black dirt in my beds, so it really doesn't take long at all to do it
naturally.
--S.

In a nutshell, that's it. All that is needed is to just get out in front
of your needs and prepare for their arrival. I haven't tried buckwheat,
but that was recommended to me along with rye. I can't give rye all the
credit for conditioning my soil but it did make a vast improvement. I
still have some of my green manure coming up here and there, and I
encourage it to keep growing. After I cut the rye and legumes, I cover
with paper, and mulch over that with alfalfa. Then I water occasionally,
and wait at least two weeks before I plant. It's not rocket science and
it leaves the aeration provided by the worms intact, as well as the
fungi that provide nutrients for the plants.
--

- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being
is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4


http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the

"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"brooklyn1" wrote:

Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to
plant you! hehe

Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have?

You don't read very well, obviously you're incapable.

You have no business here.

All you do is copy and paste scads of irrelelevant material that hardly
anyone takes the time to read, essentually you're a spammer/troll. You're
not intelligent nor are you entertaining... if you died in the next five
minutes no one would miss you.

In article ,
"brooklyn1" wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"brooklyn1" wrote:
Thank you
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to
plant you! hehe

Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have?

You don't read very well, obviously you're incapable.

You have no business here.

All you do is copy and paste scads of irrelelevant material that hardly
anyone takes the time to read, essentually you're a spammer/troll. You're
not intelligent nor are you entertaining... if you died in the next five
minutes no one would miss you.

Now Mr Hyde it is time to change back to Dr. Jekyll.

Bill who thinks Felco is the best. Consider


http://www.amazon.com/Felco-F-7-Gard...dp/B0001IOYYE/
ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1245267814&sr=1-6

Read the reviews Mr Hyde.

I own it and trim my 4 thousand inches of driveway with it.

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people
by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and
sudden usurpations.... The means of defense against foreign danger historically
have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
-James Madison

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:

Just like planting a eucalyptus tree too close to the house. But I
digress. The tree should be sawn down within one year.

And then there's the roots and stump ...........................



What species? Do you know its likely ultimate size? Do you know its
propensity to drop branches (even in calm weather)? I have references
that will tell you these things and provide some data about the chances of
it destroying your roof if you are interested. There is plenty of
newsreel footage taken every time there is a good storm round here showing
what eucalypts do to houses - perhaps SWMBO could view some.

David

One thing for sure. It's already crashing into the tile roof.

Steve

"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"brooklyn1" wrote:

Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to
plant you! hehe

Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have?
You have no business here. You could write the same words in any group,
not that any would want you. What a sad, dreary life you must lead.
--

- Billy

Amen to that, brother.

"SteveB" wrote:
"Billy" wrote:
"brooklyn1" wrote:

Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to
plant you! hehe

Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have?
You have no business here. You could write the same words in any group,
not that any would want you. What a sad, dreary life you must lead.
--

- Billy

Amen to that, brother.

Sad... reading Billy's incoherent nonsense I'm laughing my ass off! LOL

Btw, Steve, with all that kvetching I'm sure Billy is your spinster sister.
LOL-LOL


Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .

I use drip irrigation hose. Cheap and do the work here. I run about 6 to 50 feet to 100 feet of one. A rain gauge information transmission, although I usually just take a look at plant life sad. This is not the drought in New Jersey.