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Post by ottawagardener on Jul 4, 2012 12:35:58 GMT -5
I'm thinking of fall planting some green manures and am hoping to maintain mycorrhizal reserves because my plants need all the help they can get after a few dry years. From what I've read here: www.scribd.com/doc/96225703/Cover-Crop-Chart (good chart by the way) It seems that chenopodiaceae and brassicaceae and buckwheat do not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations but apiaceae, fabaceae and poaceae can/do. I was thinking a combo of field pea and something else that's can be fall sown. Suggestions? I'm happy to do a mix. |
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Post by raymondo on Jul 4, 2012 16:24:31 GMT -5
Rye perhaps?
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 4, 2012 19:07:43 GMT -5
Ottawa, I have a lovely mix of favas if you'd like.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jul 4, 2012 19:38:31 GMT -5
I'm thinking of rye, winter wheat and some sort of legume that's winter hardy.
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Post by swamper on Jul 5, 2012 9:09:52 GMT -5
I've had good results with hairy vetch.
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Post by olddog on Jul 5, 2012 10:53:16 GMT -5
I would think favas, and wheat would be a wonderful combination. I have had good luck with peas and oats, in my climate.
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Post by spud on Aug 1, 2012 22:23:38 GMT -5
Ottawagardener is have used johnny's fall green manure mix with good results and cut it in spring to give to my chickens and friends goats. Here is some more info on it. It's overpriced when purchased in small quanities. When cut in spring it pretty much kills it.
This ready-made mix is comprised of winter rye, field peas, ryegrass, crimson clover and hairy vetch. Vigorous late summer growth provides winter erosion control. The peas, clover and ryegrass will winter kill to provide organic matter and soil cover. The hairy vetch and winter rye will regrow in the spring to provide nutrients for crops to utilize
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Post by oxbowfarm on Aug 2, 2012 5:19:03 GMT -5
Oats should be adequate if you sow them by mid August, they'd put on a lot of biomass by late fall when they winter kill. It is much easier to plant into a winter-killed oat mulch than a live rye mulch. Rye would work well if you don't need to get plant that spot early. It seems like a winter-killed stand of oats would encourage mycorrhiza fairly well. The winter soil is like a fridge, I'm sure they'd just go dormant till spring even with the oats dead.
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 2, 2012 10:08:57 GMT -5
Chart of plants that need either endo or ecto. Attachments:
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Post by ottawagardener on Aug 8, 2012 7:15:34 GMT -5
Thanks!
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