Comments on: Question to my Readers: Cover Crop http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/ Growing Food, Beekeeping, and Mothering Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:56:40 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: To Play in a Wild Garden | MamaStories http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/comment-page-1/#comment-7454 To Play in a Wild Garden | MamaStories Wed, 13 May 2009 22:14:44 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/#comment-7454 [...] our vegetable garden and the herb garden, the small strip of lawn-to-be in front (it’s all buckwheat at the moment), and the “practical area,” where the clothes are line-dried and firewood [...] [...] our vegetable garden and the herb garden, the small strip of lawn-to-be in front (it’s all buckwheat at the moment), and the “practical area,” where the clothes are line-dried and firewood [...]

]]> By: brooklinemama http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/comment-page-1/#comment-682 brooklinemama Tue, 20 May 2008 03:40:08 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/#comment-682 Aaargh. I just discovered that the leach field, which is the main area that is disturbed and needs to be covered up, is only 18" deep. Most cover crops, like buckwheat, have deep taproot (minimum of 3 feet deep), which could entangle or clog the drainage pipes of the leach field... Aaargh. I just discovered that the leach field, which is the main area that is disturbed and needs to be covered up, is only 18″ deep. Most cover crops, like buckwheat, have deep taproot (minimum of 3 feet deep), which could entangle or clog the drainage pipes of the leach field…

]]> By: brooklinemama http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/comment-page-1/#comment-670 brooklinemama Fri, 16 May 2008 15:10:31 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/2008/05/12/question-to-my-readers-cover-crop/#comment-670 I went ahead and bought a pound of buckwheat seed from <a href="http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Seeds of Change</a> and 3 packets of Compost Crop Mix from <a href="http://www.bountifulgardens.org/" rel="nofollow">Bountiful Gardens</a> for the front and 2 pounds of Northern Ecology Lawn Mix from <a href="http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Nichols Garden Nursery</a> for the back, near the patio. Nice mix, huh! I figured, since I plan to order from these companies, I might as well found out what their customer service and speed of shipping, etc. are like. We have special interest in that "lawn" mix: it has Colonial Bentgrass, Strawberry and Dutch White Clover, Wild English Daisies, Roman Chamomile, Yarrow and Baby Blue Eyes! Looks fantastic on the picture. I went ahead and bought a pound of buckwheat seed from Seeds of Change and 3 packets of Compost Crop Mix from Bountiful Gardens for the front and 2 pounds of Northern Ecology Lawn Mix from Nichols Garden Nursery for the back, near the patio. Nice mix, huh! I figured, since I plan to order from these companies, I might as well found out what their customer service and speed of shipping, etc. are like.

We have special interest in that “lawn” mix: it has Colonial Bentgrass, Strawberry and Dutch White Clover, Wild English Daisies, Roman Chamomile, Yarrow and Baby Blue Eyes! Looks fantastic on the picture.

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