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Re: Propagation of vetch

On Thu 23 Jul, Sonnie Croft wrote:
> I have a hillside with a healthy growth of common vetch (Crown vetch, I
> believe - don't know the botanical name) and I would like a lot more of
> this on that hillside - too hard to mow !  Can I do this with stem cuttings
> or does it have to be done with root cuttings ?  I didn't notice if this
> plant set seed last year.  If it does, is this a good way to go ?  TIA.
> 
> Sonnie
> OH zone 5
> 
> 
Common vetch is vicia sativa, crown vetch is coronilla varia, they may
be totally different in habit, find out which you have before you do
anything else. v.sativa the flowers occur in pairs in the axils of the
leaves, c.varia has a ball of flowers in the end of a stalk which comes
from a leaf axil.
This botanical name business is VITAL!
the vicias (tares) are used by farmers as green manure, they are also a
farmer's weed.
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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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