In my personal Vegetables 101 class today I started with cover crops aka green manure since that is the first / next thing I have to do . I learned from the online UF / IFAS that summer in Florida is not the time to grow vegetables, but it is the time to grow a cover crop that will organically prepare the bed for fall vegetable planting . And then lots of googling led to YouTube videos . Some were really helpful .
A bit of a disclaimer right up front . Most gardeners are not as inadequately prepared to grow vegetables as I am, so I suspect this post may be incredibly boring for some . However, I found that watching these videos really informed my brain and comforted my nerves by providing visual information almost like being there gaining hands-on experience . For one thing I learned what the "no-till" method is . Yay! No digging-in . Also, a bit of good news - one purpose of cover crops is to give rest - to the soil and to the gardener . I like that!
Improve soil fertility in your food garden with a green manure crop
Sunn Hemp for Soil Health and Nematode Management
Sunn Hemp growing in central Alabama
Harvesting Hairy Vetch in Ohio
Cover crops and compost crops IN your garden
And now... views from the garden .
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| I'm also excited that this green manure will be beneficial to 'Souv de la Malmaison' since no vegetable will take her place . |
A bit of a disclaimer right up front . Most gardeners are not as inadequately prepared to grow vegetables as I am, so I suspect this post may be incredibly boring for some . However, I found that watching these videos really informed my brain and comforted my nerves by providing visual information almost like being there gaining hands-on experience . For one thing I learned what the "no-till" method is . Yay! No digging-in . Also, a bit of good news - one purpose of cover crops is to give rest - to the soil and to the gardener . I like that!
So if your game, grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy .
On with the show!
Improve soil fertility in your food garden with a green manure crop
Sunn Hemp for Soil Health and Nematode Management
Sunn Hemp growing in central Alabama
Harvesting Hairy Vetch in Ohio
Cover crops and compost crops IN your garden
And now... views from the garden .
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| Salvia farinacea |
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| 'Le Vesuve' - Maybe he's shivering in his roots . Mama watched a video on vegetable gardening in a circular bed, but I forgot it instantly . |
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| 'Clotilde Soupert' |
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| 'Le Vesuve' vs. the vegetables |
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| My golden NOID - I love it! |
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| I forget . |
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| 'Le Vesuve' |
