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- From: Shawnee Flowerfarmer <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
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- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Rye and asparagus
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:25:21 -0500
Shirley poppy as a cover crop for asparagus? More details please. (Is the poppy a living mulch crop?) Sounds intriguing. Shawnee zone 5 > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:58:57 -0500 > From: moon AT ceva.net > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [Market-farming] Rye and asparagus > > Rye is always good, you will have to till it up early cuz asparagus > roots want to get in early. Not only the rows but between plants needs > to be clean. As it comes up and thrives, the ferns often fall in the > row, so any kind of cultivation/mowing is tough.mulch? you need tons, > and you gotta walk it out there.A farmer friend recomended shirly > poppy as a asparagus cover crop. Lemme know if you find a bulk seed > sourse.purple passion is very big & sweet, yet will set seed, no biggy > here. > Good Luck,and Perenial Perserverence, Ann Mooney, zone 7,Va. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. Check it out. |
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[Market-farming] Rye and asparagus,
moon, 09/18/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Rye and asparagus, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 09/18/2009
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