What to Plant

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Have a spot where I had Beets. Beans are easy thought this time of year.

Already doing Green Beans. Let's see Zucchini, so went got a few Zucchini seed.

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[Meadowlark]

Zucchini huh?

Back a couple of weeks ago, June 16 to be exact, in response to your question on clay soils, I suggested you plant some cow peas in your garden to add tons of organic matter to your soil and begin building a super soil.

I kind of figured you would ignore my friendly suggestion, but being from Missouri myself originally, I did it myself to demonstrate cycles of plant, shred, and regrow to build soil and turn hard clay into great garden soil.

On June 16, a 75 ft row of first-generation peas were shredded and then allowed to reseed. Way less than $5 worth of seeds used on the first generation. Here they are today, a mere two weeks later and generating huge amounts of organic matter.

Note: see all that organic matter in the above picture which is working on soil building

Soon they will mature the second generation of peas (for free) and again I will shred them and allow them to reseed a third generation of peas (again for free). Tremendous soil building at work. I will probably eat a bunch of the third generation of peas because I want this space for winter garden.... but I'll be sure to post up what might have been had you followed my suggestion to you to plant some soil building peas. Enjoy the squash.

 

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Zucchini huh?

Back a couple of weeks ago, June 16 to be exact, in response to your question on clay soils, I suggested you plant some cow peas in your garden to add tons of organic matter to your soil and begin building a super soil.

I kind of figured you would ignore my friendly suggestion, but being from Missouri myself originally, I did it myself to demonstrate cycles of plant, shred, and regrow to build soil and turn hard clay into great garden soil.

On June 16, a 75 ft row of first-generation peas were shredded and then allowed to reseed. Way less than $5 worth of seeds used on the first generation. Here they are today, a mere two weeks later and generating huge amounts of organic matter.

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Note: see all that organic matter in the above picture which is working on soil building

Soon they will mature the second generation of peas (for free) and again I will shred them and allow them to reseed a third generation of peas (again for free). Tremendous soil building at work. I will probably eat a bunch of the third generation of peas because I want this space for winter garden.... but I'll be sure to post up what might have been had you followed my suggestion to you to plant some soil building peas. Enjoy the squash.

Obviously you are from Missouri because you didn't read was talking about a huge lawn not my Garden which in a way is getting much better.

I have a 20X20 Garden that is doing pretty good.

I'm trying to keep it planted to keep down any weeds.

Got a small area that I just pulled Beets. I was going to plant it in Green Beans but found I could still plant Zucchini so that is what I'm planting.

I really don't think Cow Peas will work on my Lawn. Oh they will work but I'm really just trying to keep it cut low which right now is pretty easy there being no grass. Mowed it once this year to even it out might do this again.

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[Meadowlark]

Oh no, I'm talking about your garden soil and showing you how easy and inexpensive (less than $5) it can be to build a great garden soil.

Sorry about the confusion with the lawn. You have made so many posts asking about poor soil that it gets a bit confused for us at least for me...but the peas are all about building you a great garden soil in one growing season for less than $5 without any synthetic chemicals or external inputs other than seed and water if needed.

Of course, my friendly suggestion will be ignored, but perhaps someone will benefit from seeing it. That is my hope.

I'll keep you posted on the second generation, third generation, and maybe run a soil test just for you, if you are interested. I don't need the soil test myself, because I know exactly what this process does to my soil after using it for decades. Stay tuned.

 

[big rockpile]

Oh no, I'm talking about your garden soil and showing you how easy and inexpensive (less than $5) it can be to build a great garden soil.

Sorry about the confusion with the lawn. You have made so many posts asking about poor soil that it gets a bit confused for us at least for me...but the peas are all about building you a great garden soil in one growing season for less than $5 without any synthetic chemicals or external inputs other than seed and water if needed.

Of course, my friendly suggestion will be ignored, but perhaps someone will benefit from seeing it. That is my hope.

I'll keep you posted on the second generation, third generation, and maybe run a soil test just for you, if you are interested. I don't need the soil test myself, because I know exactly what this process does to my soil after using it for decades. Stay tuned.

I'm sorry I thought I posted on Clay under Lawns.

Right now it is a big problem that will take time.

I know what you are saying on Garden. Me I've been using Winter Wheat working it in as a Green Manuer.

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