RE: cover crop tilling question
- Subject: RE: cover crop tilling question
- From: "Carlos" p*@telefonica.net
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:20:20 +0100
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Hi Karri, to answer you I would say:
1. Correct
2. First, is better but not strictely necesary; if you don't wait such a
long time, add nitrate when tilling. Second, yes for sure
3. Sure, anything of that kind will help cover crop compostage with
nutrients and microorganisms.
Good luck and pray for warm weather, is the best help to compostage
Carlos
----- Original Message -----
From: <Peneilope@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:20 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
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
