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Cheryl Isaak · 05-08-2010, 12:45 PM posted to rec.gardens

On 8/4/10 6:25 PM, in article
, "Chris"
wrote:

On Aug 4, 5:22*pm, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message

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On Aug 4, 4:05 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

wrote in message

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I have an area 5' x 45' along side my garage. I just added about 6" of
Top
Soil to level. I want to plant tomatoes there next year because gets lot
of
hours of sun. Anyway my question is what to do with this area till next
spring. I was thinking to plant an annual red clover "cover crop" Would
this be good Idea? If so should I plant now or wait till fall? I am in
central Michigan zone 5.

Why not do all the normal maintenance that's typical of mid-summer
(mulching, weeding), but plant stuff that'll mature in autumn, like
broccoli, collards, chard, lettuce, etc? Use lawn clippings as mulch, if
you
have a bagging attachment for your mower.

And for the best of both worlds, put in some peas that will be
delicious in Fall (better than Spring crops, for my money) and also
fix nitrogen.

Chris
=====

And cilantro. And a dozen other things. Just rip through the seed catalog.
Self-control has no place in home gardening.

No lie. He's got 45 feet. If I tried to put in a 45 foot garden, my
wife would use my own hoe to cut off certain irreplaceable body
parts.

Chris

My husband still thinks I'm nuts - I have one bed that runs along my
driveway (about 100 feet of it) and another around 30 feet on the other side
of the property. A few tomatoes every year and I'm thinking of adding some
herbs next year.

And I never threatened harm to body parts when he installed a train/slot car
table in one quarter of the main level of the house....

C

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