Re: no-till gardening
Hi Deborah
We also have a great problem with the Oxalis. We have found that it does not
like competition. In particular on a piece of land that is fallow
overwinter, I usually plant a green manure, such as Hungarian Grazing rye,
or Agricultural Lupins. these grow fast and discourage the oxalis. We are
'digging gardeners' (mostly because we both like digging ) and we also find
that if we expose the corms the birds, rats or mice in our field love to eat
them. this also helps. BUTTTT it is true that you really cannot get rid of
it permanently, only try to control it a bit.
regards and Happy Christmas
Richard & Janet Blenkinship
Crete
janetble@otenet.gr
Deborah wrote
A question for those of you with experience in no-till
> gardening: Would this work for a hillside completely covered
> with Oxalis pes-caprae where I wish to re-establish a
> Quercus agrifolia/native grasses and forbs ecotone?
>
