gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: gardenwriters-on-gardening
List archive
- From: <miranda@tagoresmith.com>
- To: "'gardenwriters-on-gardening'" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes
- Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:05:49 -0400
Hi.
I believe that they are referring to a study of growing tomatoes in
tilled strips in a field planted to a winter rye/vetch cover the
preceding fall. It does work. You seed the cover in fall, at least 40
days before frost to let the vetch establish, and then mow it to about a
6-8 in. height in spring, before you till strips into the field. The
tilled strips are about 2 to 3 feet wide. Plant the tomatoes into the
strips and keep the cover crop mowed through the season. In fall, seed
the tilled areas back into rye/vetch and the following year, use the
field for a brassica.
You can also take advantage of the benefits conferred by vetch by simply
planting it in the fall--40 days before hard frost is expected--and
tilling it under in early spring.
Incidentally, to prevent any phytotoxic effects from the decomposing rye
or undecomposed material, it's important to till the strips or, if you
are using just vetch in a small garden area, the whole area, very early.
You want the material to decompose before you plant into it.
Miranda Smith
-
[gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes,
Lon J. Rombough, 07/06/2004
-
RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes,
eczekalski, 07/06/2004
- RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes, miranda, 07/06/2004
- RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes, Susan McCoy, 07/07/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
-
Re: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes,
Lorraine Ballato, 07/07/2004
-
[gwl-g] Black Spot Resistant Roses,
Doreen Howard, 07/07/2004
- RE: [gwl-g] Deadheading Knock Out, Susan McCoy, 07/07/2004
-
[gwl-g] Black Spot Resistant Roses,
Doreen Howard, 07/07/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes, fran gustman, 07/07/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes, Jacqueline Heriteau, 07/09/2004
-
RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes,
eczekalski, 07/06/2004
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.