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gramadinah
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Diana
Orofino ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 :  07:42:34 AM  Show Profile
I had total corn failure this year which is 1/3 of my 1800 square foot garden so I have planted a cover crop of Buckwheat for the Green manure and to block out the weeds. I hope this will work to help amend the soil and keep the weeds down. Anybody else do this?
Diana

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Marlies Schmitt
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Marlies
Nampa Idaho
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 :  09:18:10 AM  Show Profile
Diana,

Sorry for your loss of corn. We are planning on doing a cover crop this year. Bountiful Harvest has a lot of information on their website about cover crops and soil management for sustainability. It's a great idea! Good luck.

Marlies

Duck Lane Winery
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

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Luanne
Cresco PA
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 :  12:14:57 PM  Show Profile
We also plant buckwheat and sometimse winter wheat or rye. We have beehives, and the bees absolutely love the buckweat!

Luanne

beekeepersgirl

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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shunger
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Suzanne
Helena MT
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 :  12:32:52 PM  Show Profile
Diana, what happened to the corn? The ground cover sounds like a good idea. Suzanne
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl

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Diana
Orofino ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 :  1:10:38 PM  Show Profile
I think all the rain we had in the spring and the birds did something to it.

Diana

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