Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Patricia Ruggiero" <ruggierop@earthlink.net>]

Morgan wrote:
> Vetch has that reputation. I don't care what they say about
> it, I won't use it.

> Vetch is often sold as an erosion control plant. One
> person I know in NC is really mad that they put it down near
> her house. She says it keeps trying to climb out of the
> ditch and up into her yard.

There are different types of vetch.  The one used on roadsides for erosion
control is Crown Vetch (pink flowers) and is, indeed, invasive, or at least
aggressive.

Hairy vetch is wonderful as a cover crop.  See my reply to Yarrow for more
on this.

Pat
Central Virginia, zone 7