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Posted by Davidgardener (U14541088) on Sunday, 1st August 2010
I have decided to sow some of each now on some poor soil-probably I have not rested it enough.It's very dry,silty,stoney soil.Really needs good old FYM-which I can't afford /get enough of!
Any tips on growing these? can they be sown together? How long should I leave the land before sowing other veg?
Your ideas most welcome please
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Most green manures are cut down and dug in before flowering although I like to let some flower because the bees and hoverflies like them so:- you could sow them together and cut them down at an appropriate time before either flower or grow them in seperate areas and cut each down at appropriate time. You could leave a row for the bees. Some green manures will naturally die down when frost hits them and you can just leave the plants on the surface as a soil cover.
I personally like phacaelia which grows quite quickly. Buckwheat grows quickly too and the birds like the seeds. Don't know a lot about field beans.
I know someone who grows hairy bittercress as a manure!
There is lots of info on the web if you have time to read it all.
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And the other answer re how long before sowing a new crop is about 3 to 4 weeks but it probably varies with time of year, crop to be sown and so on.
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Thanks for your info-I will start tomorrow!
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Phacaelia, grazing rye and winter beans are good overwintering green manures, the rye must be dug in at least four weeks before seed sowing, as it has a germination inhibition effect. I keep my own seed and always sow beans in the autumn/winter.
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Would a crop of mangetout peas have a similar effect on the soil? How close together would one sow them. I would let the frost kill them, leave them to lie and just let the worms take them down over winter. Hopefully, the soil would be ready to sow by the spring. Would this work?
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no since worms hibernate underground during winter
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Peas are short-lived and will not overwinter, however they are still better than bare ground, so you may as well use them. There is still plenty of time to order and sow a winter green manure.
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I have just sown Buckwheat and field Beans -seed from Kings seeds(via National Garden & Allotments Society) GOOD VALUE!
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