Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Winter Cover Crop

There's only so much I can do. I'm using Fava Beans to nourish the South border ~ some 450 square feet.

Here they are after 24 hours of soaking (to aid germination):


And here's one in the ground. Four packages filled the area perfectly! (Only took 6 hours of back-breaking stoop labor!) The good news is that this soil is chock full of earthworms!

3 comments:

Ron Bloomquist said...

It seems you are getting the hang of retirement!

Well done!

Enjoy!

Quiet Paths said...

My brother planted these one year in his field; they seemed to put a lot more nutrient back in the soil.

Quiet Paths said...

Oh no, correction there - it was vetch.