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  • From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Homestead] Cover crop
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:18:51 -0700

I am looking for suggestions for soil building cover crops. The soil is mostly adobe clay with no organic matter. It is the top of some fill which came from the middle of a cut. It is so hard and packed that in order to dig trenches for a water line I had to start with a soaker hose then dig about a couple of inches, repeat, rinse. Some areas resisted even that and required a heavy pick.

I am looking for something to plant in the next few weeks that has deep roots and likes poor soil. If it can grow in well into a Zone 9 fall and winter, so much the better. The idea is to get something to start breaking up the soil and allow other nutrients to reach deeper.


Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com




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