Garden Bed Preparation for 2010 http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KRTDN 3 September 2009 Garden Bed preparation for Spring 2010. All weeds were removed, the ground was rototilled deeply, raked relatively even, red annual clover was planted as a cover crop. The clover seed was lightly packed into the soil. I find germination is much improved. The clover is usually Winter killed. but even if some remains rotilling in the Spring kills it. Clover fixed nitrogen, and feeds the earth worms.
I cant find a good cover crop that in-riches clay soil..? and You kill it in the spring with a roto tiller?? and where do you get the seeds from? Thanks for the helpful info ^_^ :)
I get the seeds from a local farm seed supplier. It was a challenge finding the seeds for sure. I buy about ten pounds at a time, and that quantity lasts two years usually. The seeds are probably viable for much longer. My soil was clay and over six years I have re-invented it with wood chips, and much compost supplied by the city in the Spring. I add about 7 yards of compost each year for the area shown. So far, that has been my only fertilizer.
We buy from West Coast Seeds, they have a good selection of cover crops online: http://www.westcoastseeds.com/product/Vegetable-Seeds/Cover-Crops/ Red Clover is my favorite but I often mix in some white clover for a mix of spring color. Happy cover cropping! Chris
Thanks, heres what I might be getting in a few weeks (And its local to me!) It contains red clover, bell and faba bean, field pea, barley, reeves oats, and winter rye. :) http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/5882/ -
looks good to me Durgan...you always provide good photos! Are those blueberries you go there in that long row?
Ha. Ha, I got you. Those green plants are my crosne (Stachys affinis). There are about forty tubers planted. The tubers will be ready to dig in late October. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CBDDK Summary: Crosne 2009
