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Hey Mick T. check this out (covers are crimped)(updated)
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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 4416918" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p><strong>Re: Hey Mick T. check this out (covers are crimped)</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>no weeds, moisture retention, oats and peas pulls excess nitrogen out of the soil and puts it back in as it decomposes thus less fertilizer needed. it also keeps the garden from being bare in the winter so it keeps the topsoil from eroding. if i were to mow then till into the ground it would be the same as adding a few tons of rich compost to the soil but since i add a couple of inches of rich compost and lime every other fall i use it as mulch. its also effective for no till gardens which i am slowly converting to after i get the soil structure built. the more you till the more it compacts the soil. im finding i only have to run the tiller 1" or so now to make my rows and in between the rows i leave untilled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 4416918, member: 6230"] [b]Re: Hey Mick T. check this out (covers are crimped)[/b] no weeds, moisture retention, oats and peas pulls excess nitrogen out of the soil and puts it back in as it decomposes thus less fertilizer needed. it also keeps the garden from being bare in the winter so it keeps the topsoil from eroding. if i were to mow then till into the ground it would be the same as adding a few tons of rich compost to the soil but since i add a couple of inches of rich compost and lime every other fall i use it as mulch. its also effective for no till gardens which i am slowly converting to after i get the soil structure built. the more you till the more it compacts the soil. im finding i only have to run the tiller 1" or so now to make my rows and in between the rows i leave untilled. [/QUOTE]
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