Don87
Elite Member
Last year I tried something new in my garden. I planted rye as a winter cover crop. This past spring, I cut it off with my string trimmer and used it as a mulch for some of the plants in my garden.
Now I'm trying something new, dunno how it's going to work.
Saturday, I mowed off the corn, squash, cucumbers......everything except the tomatoes,peppers and brussel sprouts. I tilled it all up, added triple 14 fertilizer I had lying around, 2 bags of ag lime, tilled twice more then broadcast buckwheat onto the area. After the frost kills it, or after I cut it(if that becomes necessary) my plan is to use rye as a winter cover crop again.
Although, the best/worst part about using the rye, is that it will keep small seeds from germinating. Great for weed suppression, bad if one plans on planting seeds.
Now I'm trying something new, dunno how it's going to work.
Saturday, I mowed off the corn, squash, cucumbers......everything except the tomatoes,peppers and brussel sprouts. I tilled it all up, added triple 14 fertilizer I had lying around, 2 bags of ag lime, tilled twice more then broadcast buckwheat onto the area. After the frost kills it, or after I cut it(if that becomes necessary) my plan is to use rye as a winter cover crop again.
Although, the best/worst part about using the rye, is that it will keep small seeds from germinating. Great for weed suppression, bad if one plans on planting seeds.
