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["Gord Hawkes" <mail@logcabinorchard.com>]

For more information on cover/smother crops check out:
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/ccrop.exe

Gord

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Gord Hawkes
Sent: February 18, 2003 5:56 PM
To: Helga and Bert Dunn; North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] 'non synthetic' herbicide


Hi Bert.  Hope winter is much milder in Tottenham than it is here.  We have
used buckwheat extensively as a cover/smother crop which is fabulous.  Bees
love it and it puts a huge amount of organic matter back to the soil.  It is
not however a nitrogen fixer.  It breaks down very quickly - literally
within weeks of being incorporated.  We mow then disc.  You can actually
grow a couple to three crops a season which really works well on controlling
Canadian thistle, eh?  I like the idea of knocking it down and using it as a
mulch (I haven't tried this but plan on it this year).  Sudan grass and
black medic are also a couple highly recommended cover/smother crops but I
haven't tried either.  Anyone have experience with black medic.

Regards,

Gord
www.logcabinorchard.com
Osgoode, ON
Canada, eh?
-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Helga and Bert Dunn
Sent: February 17, 2003 6:52 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] 'non synthetic' herbicide


Hello Gord
Please explain "smother crops". I have , it seems, more than my fair share
of weeds       Cheers       Bert

Bert Dunn   RR4 Tottenham   Ont    zone 4b
www.hardygrapes.tottenham.on.ca
THINK BLENDING, NOT VARIETALS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gord Hawkes" <mail@logcabinorchard.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:33 PM

I'd be interested in what you have to say about using smother
> crops to suppress weeds.
>
> Gord Hawkes
> Log Cabin Organic Orchard
> Osgoode, ON


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