Saturday, August 6, 2011

Green Manures


Ken is always planting green manures, but this year once we got rain and it did not seem like it would be a drought year, he planted more than usual. This is a red clover.






This is buckwheat under the asparagus. The bees and other pollinators love it and some days it seems alive with all the buzzing.

The four or five years before last year were drought years, and those years we mulched most crops to retain moisture and temper soil temperatures to promote microbial life.







And for you animal fans here are Oscar and Jack - the dogs.


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