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Re: Cover Crops for Hot Weather


     Hi Olin,
     
     I don't know what part of the country you live in, but your USDA zone 
     is the same as mine in So. Calif. Two years ago I seeded parts of my 
     garden that weren't going to be used in the fall/winter with fava 
     beans. They grew fantastically, and improved the soil incredibly, but 
     I didn't like having to deal with 6 foot tall woody stems when I dug 
     the roots in. Last year I used Austrian field peas. They grew just as 
     prolifically, and I think they improved the soil just as well (my 
     tomatoes sure love it this summer), but they were much lower to the 
     ground, and once died out (from lack of watering after winter was 
     over) they were very easy to deal with. I've never grown clover, 
     though someone here in the southland has and recommends it. If you 
     live in an area like mine, watering will be necessary probably through 
     September, but after that the temps should go down, and the beans or 
     peas will take off.
     
     Let us know what you choose and where you're located.
     
     Shawn
     swestaway@coh.org
     Claremont, Ca  USDA9b Sunset19


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Subject: Cover Crops for Hot Weather 
Author:  "Olin" <millero@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>  at INTERNET
Date:    8/13/98 7:30 AM


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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