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  • From: "Richard MURPHY" <murphman108@msn.com>
  • To: "nafex" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] RapeSeedMythology
  • Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 20:08:49 -0400

Hi Kids;
 
I actually grew an acre of Rapeseed (Rape, Cooper Seeds Co.)
Planted in late summer of last year in zone 4 Maine for a quick cover to prevent erosion.
Not a bad choice.
It's leafy, and has a decent taproot; good for busting up clay soils.
 
Well, the stuff got about 6" high and stalled. Didn't die; stalled.
 
Next Spring (this last one) I noticed that the stuff actually survived the winter in New Sharon Maine.
Wow !!
Then it began growing again.
It looks a lot like tired old Broccoli (cousin) and makes good animal fodder, too.
 
   DON'T LET IT GO TO SEED  !!!
    
Yikes ! It seeds like a huge radish plant (family reunion)...
This seed is really cheap, and makes a good plow-down.
Don't know how allelopathic it is... not much I guess because the New Zealand Clover I followed it with grew like mad.
 
Canola Oil is fine to eat. Sure; Canada named it Canola.
I would too. "Rape Oil" just doesn't have that appealing sound to most folks.
 
 
Murph
 
 



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