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Gardening

Denninmi

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2. You may want to consider a cover crop for the summer.

Reply to MuseRider (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 04:48 PM

Jun 2012

Something to keep the weeds down and enrich the soil. Buckwheat is a good summer cover crop, grows quickly and then dies. Makes a lot of biomass for green manure.

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No veggie garden for us this year :-( [View all] MuseRider Jun 2012 OP

that sounds like a great plan ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #1

You may want to consider a cover crop for the summer. Denninmi Jun 2012 #2

I second this idea. Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #4

How sad. Best wishes for your hubby Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #3

Here's to your hubby getting all well! BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #5

Sounds like you'll be doing plenty of beac Jun 2012 #6

I am sorry Tsiyu Jun 2012 #7

Sorry to hear about your husband. bvar22 Jun 2012 #8

Aw muse, I hope he's doing ok. I left 1/4 of my garden fallow this yr, could never get around to uppityperson Jun 2012 #9