Green manure on I to attempts to of natural farming and the pure known as machine planting test (not digging, and not watering, and directly sowing, and not insecticidal, and not drive insect, without containing animal manure without containing animal stool, and bone, and blood, components of organic fertilizer, in vegetables seedlings period minimum degree of cut grass cover, usually not weed, and without power mechanical, and not using film cover, and not using big shed planting,) up with decisive role.
I'm planting a variety of green manure in the spring of 2011 to observe their land and the role and impact of vegetable. They include: Austria wild peas, hairy vetch and beans, white clover, alfalfa and Purple Clover, rye, buckwheat, oats, wheat, sunflower, flax, etc. I kind of had is the largest alfalfa and alfalfa. When planted in addition to soybean and sunflower seeds buried inside, the rest of the seeds directly into the ground, this is the easiest to grow. As spring rains more seeds soon sprouted on the ground. Lesson I is the seeds into bare soil will germinate in the process of being eaten of worms or be sunny the Sun, preferably covered with grass.
Austria vetch (Austrian Field Pea, annual) fast-growing, and weed competition is very strong in the spring. Dense planting will intertwine and erect, lodging in autumn. Flowering will attract bees. Withered plants will soon be broken down by soil microorganisms. Do not flood water and prone to rot. No resistance to trampling.
Hairy vetch (Vetch, Vicia, annuals), deep, 60-90cm, mainly concentrated in the 20cm deep. For sandy soils, drought resistance.
Soybean (Soybean, annuals), deep 180cm. Suitable for all kinds of soil. High nitrogen efficiency.
White clover (White Dutch Clover, perennial), effective weed control. High 5 to 10cm plants, easy to remove. Deep 90cm. Fit with the cabbage, carrot, Ocean broccoli, pumpkins, Italy, peas and other hybrid. In dry hot season moisture very well. Excellent resistance to trampling. Soil hardness rapidly. Flowers attract bees, long flowering period.
Purple Clover (Red Clover, annual), plants with high 20-60cm. Root depth 60 to 90cm. The winter. Can grow in the shade. Improved soil water. Good resistance to trampling.
Alfalfa hay (Alfalfa, perennial), slow growth. Plant high 40-60cm. Bad resistance to trampling. Not suitable for very hard soil. For and planted with corn.
Rye (Rye, annuals), rapid growth. Can grow in very hard clay or dry soil, lingshang4du to grow. Plants with high 120cm to 150cm. Developed root system, 2m deep, 1M radius of coverage. Can increase the potassium content of the soil surface. Can inhibit the growth of other Bluegrass weed. Negative and planted with corn.
Buckwheat (Buckwheat, annuals), adaptation is not fertile soil, not drought-tolerant. Germination of lingshang7du. Fast-growing, 4-6 weeks of flowering, attracts bees and beneficial insects. Suited to suppress other weeds. Deep 25cm. Plants with high 30cm to 150cm. Soil pH from 5.0 to 7.0.
Oats (Oat, annuals), deep, 84cm to 195cm. Soil pH 4.5 to 6.5, not suitable for sandy soil, not drought-tolerant. And carrot and onion mixture.
Spring wheat (Spring Wheat, annuals), smaller than the rye. Root around can effectively inhibit weed growth. Suits with beans and tomato mixture.
Sunflower (Sunflower, annual), a fast growing, drought tolerant. Flowering to attract bees. Deep 185cm.
Flax (Flax, annual), plant height 45 to 90cm. Deep 120cm. Land type and land force requirements are not high. Other plants are competitive, and for wheat, alfalfa, clover, peas mixture.
Have the opportunity to also try to grow green manure crops such as rye grass, Sesame, peanuts, the Sun (Sun hemp), Mimosa, mung beans, and so on.
Leguminous green manure nitrogen very well, bringing in green manure crops can improve soil structure, mixed cropping works well. Growing green manure crops can effectively inhibit the growth of weeds, soil drought, increase soil organic matter, prevent surface erosion, is Heath as a pioneer in the fields of plant, it is also necessary for guaranteed farm sustainable. A variety of vegetables and green manure species together, inseperable, reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases; in the greater Vancouver area from early July to early October of rain season without water and healthy growth. Greater Vancouver area throughout the winter and spring rains, if the field is not green manure cover, loss of soil nutrients and minerals each year.
Organic agriculture in General also stresses green manure cover, but generally grow vegetables not long ago buried in green manure to the soil to increase the nitrogen content of soil and removal of vegetable growth of competitors. I aimed at long-term growth of planting green manure in the field to cover the soil and water conservation (living mulch) to reach land, no water, not to drive away insects, do not fertilize the natural purpose of farming. If the land for a long time to achieve the best energy State, will be the most energy and cost savings in this way and cheapest way of sustainable farming practices. Per unit area of land vegetable production may be lower than conventional farming methods, vegetable maturity may be later than the conventional farming methods, but vegetables, nutritional content and energy absolutely conventional vegetables a lot higher, so people do not need to eat as much to meet physical and psychological needs.
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