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Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: summer cover crop.
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pumpkinRN |
Greensburg Pa
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I am taking this season off and working on my soil. what are good summer cover crops to grow. Tim
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5/28/2012 6:46:23 PM
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curtlave (team extreme) |
Sourthern Utah
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lots off discussion considering that,, as i have watched the last few yrs,,, rye is good,,,, mustard is a favorite of some,, i guess it depends on your area and what the locals tell you to do,, ask around,, them folks in PA,, good chance you will get the right answer,, local co-ops and feed stores ,, would be a great place to start,, just my thoughts ,, curt
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5/28/2012 8:24:55 PM
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curtlave (team extreme) |
Sourthern Utah
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P.S. check the local growers group as well,, some great pumpkin growers in the PA area.
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5/28/2012 8:28:16 PM
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Josh Scherer |
Piqua, Ohio
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Alfalfa, sedan grass, and buck wheat are good summer crops.
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5/28/2012 9:02:10 PM
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John-D-Farmer |
Breslau, Ontario, Canada
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Corn is a fabulous summer cover crop...and you can eat it too!
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5/28/2012 9:16:56 PM
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Andy W |
Western NY
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I did buckwheat last year, followed by a oats / field pea mix. If you start now, you could probably get 3 different crops in.
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5/28/2012 10:05:04 PM
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PumpkinBrat |
Paradise Mountain, New York
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Oats are cheap to grow. I took last year off and grew a cover crop of Oats four times
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5/28/2012 10:08:22 PM
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pburdon (Team Lunatic) |
Goodwood, Ontario, Canada
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Farmers around here are planting clover, which they turn over in the early fall. Clover puts a lot of nitrogen into the soil and helps develop the mycroriza in your soil.
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5/29/2012 6:52:42 AM
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VTSteve |
South Hero, VT
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Buckwheat, then sweet clover, then forage radish late July
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5/29/2012 12:09:18 PM
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WiZZy |
President - GPC
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Bahia grass workZ very well with the Myco coloniZation...and dies at first frost.....
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5/29/2012 1:06:17 PM
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Pumpkin Buck |
Wisconsin
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Soybean roots produce nodules that will put an organic source of nitrogen back into the soil for next year. That was the recommendation I got from Agri-energies last fall when I was considering taking the year off. Good luck
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5/29/2012 2:26:54 PM
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cojoe |
Colorado
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Sudan grass with mycho.Youll have to weed wack it periodically to keep seed heads from forming.
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5/30/2012 2:11:00 PM
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