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  • From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
  • To: pech <pech9 AT rocketmail.com>, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Cover Cropping in a drought
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:12:16 -0700 (PDT)

I am interested in doing some cover cropping only problem is we are in another drought year,  .3 inches of rain since June 3rd.  I don't want to take away any irrigation from our crops to get and keep these cover crops growing.  What about waiting until this fall, usually get some more rain at that time. 

Thanks for any information.

Jay
 
Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com
http://rvp.locallygrown.net/

From: pech <pech9 AT rocketmail.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cover Cropping

where are you located Brian?


From: Brian Luton <bcluton AT aol.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Cc: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cover Cropping

Hi Andy,

I've really grown to love forage / 4010 peas and oats.  They've done well for me seeded around early to mid-August.  They put on a lot of fall growth and then winter kill reliably around here. They fix a good amount of nitrogen and combined with the oats leave a good winter cover.  From a soil building standpoint they seem to do a good job.  For me they are much more flexible and forgiving in the spring.  They incorporate easily and you can make a good seedbed fast under less than ideal weather. They are really well suited to early crops but maintain decent cover into mid to late May.(fields with a lot of henbit, chickweed and/or other winter annuals might need to be plowed or cultivated by early May to control seed production). This leaves a brief fallow before establishing early summer crops and also helps warm up the soil. 

Any thoughts or questions let me know..... Good luck!

Brian

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On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have ~ 4 acres that are in a summer buckwheat cover crop right now. My bees will be working the buckwheat shortly and then I'll be tilling it in.  My plans for 2014 may include planting sweet corn and squash in this field.  The ground is a shallow gravelly loam ~12" to limestone. 
>
> What will be a good late summer/fall cover crop which will work well with planting corn and squash by the end of May next season? 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
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