Beekissed
Garden Master
Last year I had planted white dutch clover in my pathways and around my crops to fix nitrogen and cover the bare earth. It grew minimally and did a great job at keeping the weeds down in some areas where it grew thicker.
This year I noticed my garden getting more and more green and wondered just what weed I was going to have to supress this year? Then I looked more closely and realized that the clover was coming in thick and lush!
My mother had tried the same method last year and was very pleased with the weed supression of her clover and reports that her garden is now a carpet of white and green!
The weeds that I usually have in my garden at this time of the year are not there...you know the kind, the suculents with stickers? I hate those things!
So, I am now plowing directly into this lush ground cover and will already have nice, green and short pathways on which to walk. I am also reseeding the soil after I plant my crops and hill up for the last time.
I'm very pleased with the clover as a green mulch and hope to see the benefits of the nitrogen fixing and also have bloom for my bees to work on.
Anyone else using clover for this purpose?
P.S. As an added benefit, I'm going to use my garden as a winter rotation for my sheep so they can trim the clover this fall.
This year I noticed my garden getting more and more green and wondered just what weed I was going to have to supress this year? Then I looked more closely and realized that the clover was coming in thick and lush!
My mother had tried the same method last year and was very pleased with the weed supression of her clover and reports that her garden is now a carpet of white and green!
The weeds that I usually have in my garden at this time of the year are not there...you know the kind, the suculents with stickers? I hate those things!
So, I am now plowing directly into this lush ground cover and will already have nice, green and short pathways on which to walk. I am also reseeding the soil after I plant my crops and hill up for the last time.
I'm very pleased with the clover as a green mulch and hope to see the benefits of the nitrogen fixing and also have bloom for my bees to work on.
Anyone else using clover for this purpose?
P.S. As an added benefit, I'm going to use my garden as a winter rotation for my sheep so they can trim the clover this fall.