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Prepared to plant rye
I weeded and applied lime, plus something to kill the white grubs. It's mid-October and time to plant a cover crop.

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Too late for vetch
The rye was germinating but the vetch wasn't. I was too late in the season. This view from the opposite end of the garden.

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Rye in March 2014
Most of the rye was doing well, except for the area to the right, which was planted latest.

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Rye in early April
The rye wasn't ready to terminate but I had peas to plant so I started scything a row for peas.

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Patch cleared for planting
I tilled a row for peas and left some straw for mulch to clear later for more planting.

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Rye in mid-May
The remaining rye was taller than I am! Still more scythe work to do.

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Rye in mid-May
The remaining rye was taller than I am! Still more scythe work to do.

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Lots of straw
I learned that rye doesn't decompose quickly. So I started piling the straw "out of the way."

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Too much straw
Piling the straw to the right of the peas.

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Black plastic to the rescue
I covered about 1,000 square feet hoping the rye would decompose in the dark.

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A space for buckwheat
I cleared a space in the front and planted buckwheat as a short-term cover crop.

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End of July 2014
The buckwheat is growing well and the pile of straw is growing.

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Good crop of buckwheat
The buckwheat planted July 10 is almost ready to turn under on August 10.