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Good green manure for garlic beds?
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Posted by
charleskoz 5-VT (
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Sun, Jul 22, 12 at 12:00
| I've got a couple of empty garlic beds now and since it's only mid-July there's a couple of months of growing season left here in Vermont. What's a good "green manure" type crop to use to enhance the soil? I was going to just toss out a random assortment of peas and beans.. but maybe some of you have better ideas. :)
Thanks. |
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RE: Good green manure for garlic beds?
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| I've got alfalfa planted. It fixes nitrogen and adds humus when tilled in. |
RE: Good green manure for garlic beds?
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| Peas and beans are a good choice, if you have left over seed. They are legumes, and will fix nitrogen too. I usually grow buckwheat as a fast green manure crop. In Vermont, I can easily get two crops of buckwheat on a fallow garden, or one crop after my early veggies are done. |
RE: Good green manure for garlic beds?
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| Winter rye is good too, that's what I've used this past year. |
RE: Good green manure for garlic beds?
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- Posted by QBush 6, NE MA (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 22:52
| I use buckwheat for the nitrogen, fast green material, and ease of incorporation. We only have a small rototiller, and hand labor. I have been amazed at how much a single application can do for my soil! |
RE: Good green manure for garlic beds?
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| I keep a spare bag or two of maple and filbert leaves on tap at all times and I give my garlic bed a generous heap of leaves in the early fall before I ever plant. I replenish as needed to keep a few inches of mulch on until around June when the tops start to dry off. |
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