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Green manure with leeks?
The jersey royals are being harvested and the leeks are ready to follow
them in. I thought of putting a green manure between the leeks to act as ground cover and be dug in next spring. Any suggestions? I'm thinking trifolium or clover? |
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Green manure with leeks?
On 2009-07-29 17:03:25 +0100, Derek Turner said:
The jersey royals are being harvested and the leeks are ready to follow them in. I thought of putting a green manure between the leeks to act as ground cover and be dug in next spring. Any suggestions? I'm thinking trifolium or clover? Ah but you're late with your mids you by cri'. ;-)) I know almost zero about veg. growing but wouldn't the green manure compete with the leeks for nourishment from the soil? Eh? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Green manure with leeks?
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:08:33 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-07-29 17:03:25 +0100, Derek Turner said: The jersey royals are being harvested and the leeks are ready to follow them in. I thought of putting a green manure between the leeks to act as ground cover and be dug in next spring. Any suggestions? I'm thinking trifolium or clover? Ah but you're late with your mids you by cri'. ;-)) I know almost zero about veg. growing but wouldn't the green manure compete with the leeks for nourishment from the soil? Eh? The royals have been a bit of a disaster, to be honest. I'm trying to avoid leaving bare earth between the leeks so as to avoid compaction/ washing out of nutrients. Trifolium and clover are both legumes and have nodules in their roots which fix atmospheric nitrogen so that will help the N but possibly at the expense of P and K? |
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Green manure with leeks?
On 2009-07-29 17:43:25 +0100, Derek Turner said:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:08:33 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-07-29 17:03:25 +0100, Derek Turner said: The jersey royals are being harvested and the leeks are ready to follow them in. I thought of putting a green manure between the leeks to act as ground cover and be dug in next spring. Any suggestions? I'm thinking trifolium or clover? Ah but you're late with your mids you by cri'. ;-)) I know almost zero about veg. growing but wouldn't the green manure compete with the leeks for nourishment from the soil? Eh? The royals have been a bit of a disaster, to be honest. I'm trying to avoid leaving bare earth between the leeks so as to avoid compaction/ washing out of nutrients. Trifolium and clover are both legumes and have nodules in their roots which fix atmospheric nitrogen so that will help the N but possibly at the expense of P and K? I remember one very wet year when some growers in St Martin, on côtils not far from Gorey Castle, planted their spuds twice. The first planting just got washed straight down the hill and onto the road. That was a really late year for Royals. A farmer friend always used to bring me a box full of chats - the really tiny, marble-sized potatoes. I just washed the earth off them and roasted them whole in olive oil and scattered with sea salt. Wonderful! So your crop might not be a disaster if you treat them the same way. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Green manure with leeks?
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:54:21 +0100, Sacha wrote:
I remember one very wet year when some growers in St Martin, on côtils not far from Gorey Castle, planted their spuds twice. The first planting just got washed straight down the hill and onto the road. That was a really late year for Royals. A farmer friend always used to bring me a box full of chats - the really tiny, marble-sized potatoes. I just washed the earth off them and roasted them whole in olive oil and scattered with sea salt. Wonderful! So your crop might not be a disaster if you treat them the same way. Royals were the first thing I put in to the new lotty and that was at Easter as it wasn't handed over til then. I put them into unprepared earth with a bulb planter and then heaped vraic on them and hoped for the best. My neighbours went down the digging-over, earthing up, a Jersey foot apart route and theirs overtook mine very quickly and were harvested at least a month ago. I was too busy trying to establish some permanent beds (rhubarb and asparagus) to spend much time on potatoes. What few we've dug have been delicious, though. Planning to put some 'earlies' in this back-end |
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Green manure with leeks?
On 2009-07-29 18:09:05 +0100, Derek Turner said:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:54:21 +0100, Sacha wrote: I remember one very wet year when some growers in St Martin, on côtils not far from Gorey Castle, planted their spuds twice. The first planting just got washed straight down the hill and onto the road. That was a really late year for Royals. A farmer friend always used to bring me a box full of chats - the really tiny, marble-sized potatoes. I just washed the earth off them and roasted them whole in olive oil and scattered with sea salt. Wonderful! So your crop might not be a disaster if you treat them the same way. Royals were the first thing I put in to the new lotty and that was at Easter as it wasn't handed over til then. I put them into unprepared earth with a bulb planter and then heaped vraic on them and hoped for the best. My neighbours went down the digging-over, earthing up, a Jersey foot apart route and theirs overtook mine very quickly and were harvested at least a month ago. I was too busy trying to establish some permanent beds (rhubarb and asparagus) to spend much time on potatoes. What few we've dug have been delicious, though. Planning to put some 'earlies' in this back-end Maybe I should rent you my côtils in Grève de Lecq! It would only take you a couple of years to strip them of the scrub that covers them. ;-)) It's my personal nature reserve! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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