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Digging in the Green Stuff
By admin | February 14, 2012
I do not recall whether or not I published the fact that I was going to try out an additional Green Manure this winter I normally use Agricultural Mustard for this purpose. But being one who is always looking for improvement I thought I would give
Hungarian Rye a try.
Sowing took place imediately the last of the main crop Potatoes were lifted with the instruction to allow it to grow until the spring and then turn it in. Well needless to say it grew quite well, so well in fact that it reach six to eight inches high with quite broad leaves.
I am an advocate of not going on the ground for any reason when it is soaking wet, but we had no rain for two days prior to Suday the 12th of Feb. So I bit the bullet got out my trusty spade and turned the area over see picture.
As you can see the density of the foliage was such that it was almost inposible to hide it all even digging a full spades depth. I have come to the conclusion that
Hungarian Rye is for farmers or those that have sufficient land to warant using a plough.let you know how I get on when I come preparing the same area for planting.
Happy gardening
Norman
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