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Re: [Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till
- From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:59:59 -0400
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:43:54 -0400, Pam Twin Oaks wrote:
> Richard - about no-till with clover -
>
> I don't think clover mow-kills in the way that mature vetch and rye do. The
> clover could easily suppress the garlic. Alliums are notorious for not doing
> well in competition with other plants. I think you'd need to till in the
> clover. Or at minimum, if you are doing wide spaced rows, till out planting
> rows and leave clover strips. Having said this, I've never tried it myself,
> so hopefully someone who knows more will say something.
I plan to till it in--the question is whether to till now, a few weeks before
planting the garlic, or wait until a day or so before, to allow the clover to
grow for as long as possible.
--
Richard Robinson
http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
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[Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till,
Pam Twin Oaks, 09/23/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till, Richard Robinson, 09/23/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Spinach sprouting . Also clover no-till,
E C GRANATA, 09/23/2009
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