Summer N-Fix : second type of green manure to maintain soil fertility

Summer N-FIx

1. Sweet clover/crimson clover 50/50.
2. Sown in 10” rows with earthway seeder radish/leek disc (= about 2g / m2 ).
3. Use wheel hoe when clover is 3-4”.
4. Flail mow and incorporate at 10 weeks, or cut to allow regrowth
5. Can be undersown with Quick Mix when hoed to increase bulk

Sweet Clover

1. Fast growing N-Fixer
2. Relatively quick to germinate
3. Extensive root system
4. Rapidly nodulates when inoculant is used – advised!
5. Tall growing, competative

Crimson Clover

1. Fast growing N-Fixer
2. Relatively quick to germinate
3. Good amount of foliage
4. Good short term N-fix potential
5. Easy to destroy
6. Will regrow from cut.

After 10 weeks cut down and use as the manure.

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