Subject: [permaculture] Vegetable crops to follow sod/grass
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 02:47:03 -0800 (PST)
Hi,
This spring i will be developing a property in Maine, zone 5, within a mile
fo the coast, foggy, cool summer temps.
We will be starting from an overgrown field with weedy sod/grass/perennial
"weeds".
Our primary objective will be using cover crops to bring the weeds under
control before implementing a permaculture plan with mostly tree/shrub crops.
However, we will be doing a rather tradtional veggie plot using some regular
old raised beds. Can anyone offer any advice on what crops would do best
following sod? We are looking largely to do as many storage crops as we can
(potatoes, winter squash, carrots, beets, etc.) but I have also read about a
lot of problems from pests in addition to the unimproved soil.
The soil is silty loam at 0-7 inches moving to silty clay at 65 inches. Its
main restrictive feature is that it holds water quite late into the spring.
According to a Kinsey Ag soil report
the pH is 5.8, humus content 4.1%, and called for additions of protein meal,
sulfur, rock phosphate, dolomite, potash sulfate, borax, manganese, copper
and zinc sulfate.
Over the long run we have a good soil improvement program going. But does
anyone have
any suggestions for putting in right after sod?
Thanks,
Sam
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