RE: green manure crops
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- Subject: RE: green manure crops
- From: M* D*
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:49:39 -0800
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Hi Nan, Yes, green manure crops do add nitrogen amongst other nutrients to
the soil. Fava beans, Austrian Peas, red clover and vetch all of which are
used as green manure, fix nitrogen to their roots as does any legume.
Winter Rye is of course the same source of nitrogen tilled into the soil as
grass clippings would be in the compost heap. It is a wonderful method for
improving the tilth of your soil.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon 97206
Zone 8b
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From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Marge Talt
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 2:04 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: green manure crops
Been a long time since I did 'green manure', but, basically, they are
crops you seed in, let grow for a while and then till under while
they are still young. Think I used winter rye the time I did it
last, but there are others you can use as well. You don't want them
to mature - too much bulk to till in successfully - and, yes, you
need to till them into the soil to get any benefit. You plant them
spring or fall in ground not scheduled for any other use at the same
time. When you till in your 'green manure' crop, you are adding
organic matter, trace elements and possibly some nitrogen...think
that rather depends a bit on what you grow as the 'crop'.
Garden Guides has some info and a list of crops used:
http://www.gardenguides.com/TipsandTechniques/greenmanure.htm
Here's a UK site with a lot of info and more lists and some links
http://www.bury-rd.demon.co.uk/green.htm
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
recovering from doozy of a cold bestowed by hubby on 2nd day of
Christmas...no dancing milkmaids nor partridge in pear tree...
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Pat <pattm@execpc.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 02, 2000 12:19 PM
>
> Please forgive my regression on this topic, but I need some
resources -
> hope you might be able to help.
>
> I'm plotting and pondering my prairie garden for the spring again
(never
> really stopped) and remember hearing mention of *green manure*
crops
> from some folks here. Could someone give me more information on
what
> they are, and why and how you use them? Do I plant them with other
> seeds in the spring? Do I have to till them under to get the
*manure*
> effect??
>
> Any information you have will help this aging brain, as will any
URLs
> that might explain more.
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