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Greensburg Pa

I am taking this season off and working on my soil. what are good summer cover crops to grow.
Tim

5/28/2012 6:46:23 PM

Sourthern Utah

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

5/28/2012 8:24:55 PM

Sourthern Utah

P.S. check the local growers group as well,, some great pumpkin growers in the PA area.

5/28/2012 8:28:16 PM

Piqua, Ohio

Alfalfa, sedan grass, and buck wheat are good summer crops.

5/28/2012 9:02:10 PM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

Corn is a fabulous summer cover crop...and you can eat it too!

5/28/2012 9:16:56 PM

Western NY

I did buckwheat last year, followed by a oats / field pea mix. If you start now, you could probably get 3 different crops in.

5/28/2012 10:05:04 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Oats are cheap to grow. I took last year off and grew a cover crop of Oats four times

5/28/2012 10:08:22 PM

Goodwood, Ontario, Canada

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.

5/29/2012 6:52:42 AM

South Hero, VT

Buckwheat, then sweet clover, then forage radish late July

5/29/2012 12:09:18 PM

President - GPC

Bahia grass workZ very well with the Myco coloniZation...and dies at first frost.....

5/29/2012 1:06:17 PM

Wisconsin

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

5/29/2012 2:26:54 PM

Colorado

Sudan grass with mycho.Youll have to weed wack it periodically to keep seed heads from forming.

5/30/2012 2:11:00 PM