tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post5991046981542253045..comments2023-10-09T08:47:15.898-04:00Comments on My Dirt: Don't just sit there!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533917819185792443noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-74359085420900699092008-10-09T11:00:00.000-04:002008-10-09T11:00:00.000-04:00One advantage of clover would be that it is a legu...One advantage of clover would be that it is a legume and adds nitrogen to the soil. I think that vetch is another possibility in the legume family.Bryan Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386062947268772223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-23633732286622291142008-10-06T22:40:00.000-04:002008-10-06T22:40:00.000-04:00I have never gotten around to doing it either! Bu...I have never gotten around to doing it either! But I think this year I will have the time.<BR/><BR/>I'm intrigued by the idea of using clover instead of rye. One comparison I've found indicates that clover is less invasive and may be a better choice for planting around perennials (http://knorq.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/results-over-winter-ground-cover-rye-grass-vs-crimson-clover/).<BR/>So we'll see! Thanks for the comments.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533917819185792443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-71155070428388509132008-10-06T22:23:00.000-04:002008-10-06T22:23:00.000-04:00Nearly every year that I have gardened, I have int...Nearly every year that I have gardened, I have intended to plant a cover crop, such as annual rye, for the winter, but I think that in some thirty years of gardening I never have got around to doing it.Bryan Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386062947268772223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-79001470613967547902008-10-06T21:30:00.000-04:002008-10-06T21:30:00.000-04:00I think I'll be in clover for the winter.I think I'll be in clover for the winter.Hthaiwonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436923404711966364noreply@blogger.com