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Is it necessary to cover green manure shoots with soil in autumn: opinion of summer residents
27.08.2024 14:35
More and more good reviews are left by gardeners about green manure. But beginners have questions about the order of further actions.
Everyone knows that after a certain period of time, mustard, phacelia, cereals and other crops are mown down, and the shoots are buried in the soil.
But when it comes to autumn or winter, other techniques are used.
To embed into the soil
1. In autumn or before winter, green manure is incorporated into the soil if sowing winter crops is planned.
2. You should do the same if the autumn is dry and hot.
3. Green manure is embedded into the soil if the soil is sandy.
But it is believed that in all these cases it is necessary to leave the shoots mown in the sun so that they wither and dry out, after which you can begin work.
No need to seal
As for the alternative point of view, gardeners say that dense sowing and leaving the seedlings in the beds untouched has certain advantages.
The shoots prevent weeds from growing, protect the soil from cold winds in winters with little snow, and in any case, they have time to dry out before spring and are easy to work into the soil during spring plowing.
