Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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In a message dated 2/18/2007 1:25:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tradingpost@riseup.net writes:

I'm having trouble searching for something. Anyone tell me what kind of
grains or legumes will sprout by broadcasting on bare ground or stubble
without any soil cover? I need a large area with greenery for rabbit
diversion and compost material.


paul tradingpost@lobo.net

Paul,

I just had good luck with rye.  As a kind of experiment I broadcast winter rye over about 1 1/2 acres that I'd recently mowed.  Before everything was covered by snow I'd guess about 75 to 85 percent of the seeds were sprouted and growing strongly.  It was a sure success for the local deer but I think in a month or so I'll have a pretty good mulch crop.

 

Stephen (in Michigan)