Re: Cover Crops for Hot Weather

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• Subject: Re: Cover Crops for Hot Weather
• From: d*@fgi.net (Doreen Howard)
• Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:57:08 -0500

Olin Miller wrote:
>Any recommendations for hot weather cover crops (daytime highs above 105
>deg. F and nighttime lows in the high 80s)?
>Anybody have experience with Sesbania (available from Peaceful Valley Farm
>Supply)?
>
>olin
>USDA Zone 9b, AHS Heat-Zone 11-12, Sunset Zone 13
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Although this is not an enriching crop, many Texas gardeners plant sweet
potatoes, because the vines cover the ground and shade it.  After the tubers
are harvested, the vines are dug into the earth.  At least, you get
something productive out of the soil when it's so darn hot!!  I tried it one
year and harvested a decent crop; plus the garden looked green, cool and
attractive.
Doreen Howard
Zone 5 in central IL, 4 weeks out of the Texas Zone 9b heat hell!

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