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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till
  • Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:59:59 -0400

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:43:54 -0400, Pam Twin Oaks wrote:

> Richard - about no-till with clover -
>
> I don't think clover mow-kills in the way that mature vetch and rye do. The
> clover could easily suppress the garlic. Alliums are notorious for not doing
> well in competition with other plants. I think you'd need to till in the
> clover. Or at minimum, if you are doing wide spaced rows, till out planting
> rows and leave clover strips. Having said this, I've never tried it myself,
> so hopefully someone who knows more will say something.

I plan to till it in--the question is whether to till now, a few weeks before
planting the garlic, or wait until a day or so before, to allow the clover to
grow for as long as possible.

--
Richard Robinson
http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/






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