Re: Corn and pumpkins
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- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 09:22:40 EST
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In a message dated 3/14/99 2:53:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
sumeriarocks@yahoo.com writes:
> Since you like
> to rotate crops, try growing buckwheat in the off season...it matures
> quickly and adds nitrogen to the soil. Then, later, plant your beans,
> corn and squashes in hills.
Beans can "sponsor" nitrogen fixing bacteria. I very much doubt that
buckwheat can.
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