Re: cover crop tilling question
- Subject: Re: cover crop tilling question
- From: "Donald E. Chambers" d*@stratuswave.net
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:13:02 -0500
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Karri,
I grow winter rye every year as cover crop or also called green manure.
1. If the rye is more than 6" I always mow or weed eat it. Then till it in.
I never let it get more than 10". If it is it's ok but just tougher to till.
2. If you had a soil test use recommended
fertilizers etc. Yes you can add the necessary ferts granules, lime, gypsum
or whatever else you need and till it in. I usually allow about a month
before tilling once more and transplanting.
3. Stay on this site and keep asking questions. Someone will always answer
them.
Feel free to write and ask me anytime. I'll be glad to lead you through it.
Don Chambers WV
----- Original Message -----
From: <Peneilope@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 12:20 PM
Subject: cover crop tilling question
> Hello everyone,
>
> I was hoping some of you more experienced growers might enlighten me as to
> what happens next. :-)
>
> My cover crop of rye grass is long and green, and I am getting ready to
till
> it under. We have never done a cover crop before and therefor have a few
> questions:
>
> 1. I am assuming it is all right to mow it before tilling. Is this
correct?
>
> 2. Is it true that after tilling under the rye grass that the patch needs
to
> be left UNDISTURBED for 30 days? If so, can the patch be re-tilled after
the
> 30 days?
>
> 3. Can or should anything {ex: chicken manure, ironite ..ect} else be
> rotortilled in at the same time as the rye grass?
>
> 4. Anything else you can tell me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Karri
> Central coast California
>
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