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Cover crops: the C:N ratio
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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 4472142" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>thats why i stressed seeding ratio of nurse crop/legume. BUT, what of using as a weed suppressant vs tilling it in as i remember turning a high carbon crop under would cause a C:N imbalance but in a no-till situation it is not as dramatic?</p><p></p><p>you will still have an imbalance by using a higher N cover crop because of breakdown time, 4-8 weeks. if your garden vegetables dont use it all in that period then excess N will be leached. </p><p></p><p>i had a bumper crop but i planted an oat nurse crop with winter peas in my planned rows. this year i will stagger those rows and rotate my garden vegetables accordingly which i think helps.</p><p></p><p>my seeding rate this year was 1:2 oats:winter peas and terminated it at flowering and not any later. i also let it sit for 15 days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 4472142, member: 6230"] thats why i stressed seeding ratio of nurse crop/legume. BUT, what of using as a weed suppressant vs tilling it in as i remember turning a high carbon crop under would cause a C:N imbalance but in a no-till situation it is not as dramatic? you will still have an imbalance by using a higher N cover crop because of breakdown time, 4-8 weeks. if your garden vegetables dont use it all in that period then excess N will be leached. i had a bumper crop but i planted an oat nurse crop with winter peas in my planned rows. this year i will stagger those rows and rotate my garden vegetables accordingly which i think helps. my seeding rate this year was 1:2 oats:winter peas and terminated it at flowering and not any later. i also let it sit for 15 days. [/QUOTE]
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