Re: cover crop
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: cover crop
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 01:40:36 EDT
Thanks for the good information!
Karri
In a message dated 10/7/98 8:54:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, SteveS012@aol.com
writes:
<< Hmm, well a cover crop can take in nitrogen from the air and fix it into
the
soil. (Yep, free fertilizer). Also, it adds a lot of humus to the soil when
worked in, and allows microorganisms and other creatures to feed on it and
break it down to nutrietnts that plants can use.
As for the vines from your old pumpkins, if yopu plan on planting pumpkins
near the same spot next year, clean up ALL of the vines and debris and
compost
it somewhere else to be used on some other crop next year. But if your
pumpkins had ANY viral or other diseases this year, it is best to burn the
old
vines, etc. It is probably a good idea to destroy the old debris anyway, just
in case. But clean it up so none of the pest will overwinter in it! >>
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