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Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster
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<blockquote data-quote="Fubar" data-source="post: 9223119" data-attributes="member: 54774"><p>Remember the first year I grew oats and vetch as a cheap and cheerful cover crop. Grew like stink. I sprayed a small area off in late Jan to tip muck on. The rest of the field was left until late March. I looked at the biomass and thought it would be doing the soil structure the world of good and it would cultivate a treat. But it ploughed over so wet and when we tried to work it down 3 weeks later you could still see the line where I had sprayed early. </p><p>Yes cover crops may have some benefits but they also present problems. I always feel they are providing ideal breeding ground for slugs and aphids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fubar, post: 9223119, member: 54774"] Remember the first year I grew oats and vetch as a cheap and cheerful cover crop. Grew like stink. I sprayed a small area off in late Jan to tip muck on. The rest of the field was left until late March. I looked at the biomass and thought it would be doing the soil structure the world of good and it would cultivate a treat. But it ploughed over so wet and when we tried to work it down 3 weeks later you could still see the line where I had sprayed early. Yes cover crops may have some benefits but they also present problems. I always feel they are providing ideal breeding ground for slugs and aphids. [/QUOTE]
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