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+ | ===== Crimson clover ===== | ||
+ | In the fall of 2014, I sowed crimson clover, another try at a cover crop that can smother weeds as well as serve as green manure. | ||
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+ | ==== Timing ==== | ||
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+ | Results of sowing crimson clover are quite uneven - an area of, say, 150 square feet will be filled with weeds and only a few clover plants. And overall germination is somewhat spotty. I read of other trials at agricultural extension universities that had similar results - spotty germination. | ||
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+ | Perhaps, timing is crucial. I planted in the garden as soon as I had harvested a section, thinking that I would get the best germination from the early seeding. This meant there were a half dozen different seedings over a period of about six weeks. | ||
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+ | It appears that germination was most uneven in the earliest seeded sections. The section seeded latest had the most even germination and the fewest weeds. So my early strategy of seeding soon allowed the weeds a head start. | ||
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+ | A similar scenario occurred at the farm [[garden: |