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  • From: road's end farm <organic101 AT linkny.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ground covers
  • Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:36:33 -0400


On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Andrew R. King wrote:

 Which are the ground covers you can plant latest in the season and what is the last date they can be planted?
<x-tad-smaller>Andy King</x-tad-smaller>
<x-tad-smaller>Sunflower King's Farm</x-tad-smaller>
<x-tad-smaller>Zone 6 Southeast PA</x-tad-smaller>
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Winter rye. For a cover crop you can plant it into October here; maybe later in your area.

Your extension agent, and/or your neighbors, might know latest date for your area. Of course, latest dates do seem to be changing.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale



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