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  • From: Etienne Goyer <etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Growing for compost
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:42:07 -0400

On 10-06-24 05:28 AM, Richard Moyer wrote:
> Wyatt,
> We used to cut an orchard grass/clover/fescue acre 1-2 times per year
> for our primary source of organic matter for vegetable beds. So I
> have sympathy/interest in your idea or growing your own compost
> biomass. Elliot Coleman expands on the idea in "The New Organic
> Grower". Rotationally grazing goats through the field helped control
> weedy species and favor more clover.

I have the read the idea in Coleman's book, I like it but I am worrid
about spreading weed seed from the compost forage plot to the annual
veggie plot where the compost is to be applied. How was it for you? Is
your forage plot very clean of weeds, or you are just very careful when
and how you mow?

Can anybody else who is doing that (harvest hay/forage for compost to be
used on veggie) comment on how practical it is, and how they manage the
weed situation?




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