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Thanks for the demo Mark. We too are experiencing cooler and windy weather.
Great Video! I'm thinking about just letting my rye go to seed and die naturally, does cutting it add more nutrients to the soil? or will the mycorrhizal benefit be the main driver of fertility? Thanks!
Wow! I hope u made it thru the storm ok. As always , so much good info. Scything looks like a work out.
I am starting a tiny urban veg garden, 12' x 20' on hard compacted granite-based soul. I am plagued by squirrels and rabbits. I have decided to plant mostly to build soil and live with the animals that come. I planted winter rye, oats, crimson clover, groundhog radish, and Austrian peas as a cover crop. The crimson clover is gorgeous as are the peas. Sadly, though, there are no bees or hummingbirds. I used to have tons of wild bees & hummers visit the diverse flower beds that I maintain street-side. Neighbors cut down a line of giant locusts and cleared out the brushy habitat that was home to the bees, the birds and the butterflies. I know that was their home because I followed them and observed them. I have more diversity in my little urban woods-edge place than 10 scorched-earth chem-lawn death homes. But I digress… I trampled the cover crop in a section and made a raised bed using a 6" pine board shelf unit I had laying around and put that over the trampled cover crop. Then I filled each compartment with soil and planted potatoes just like you did in your cardboard box as a planter video. Sorry to be so windy, but I am a lone gardener of mature in a sea of ignorance. I love your videos and how you go about stuff. Blessings for an abundant season.
You've lost a ton of weight! Great job!
I have been struggling with planting it. Thinking I would plant some small clumps like you should throughout my garden. Planning on just weed wacking or cutting it down but not sure what would work best. Is it possible to cut it down in early spring? And will cutting it kill it, I don’t want it to regrow. Thanks
Can i grow the winter rye in the summer along with my vegetables??
I will add this cluster of winter rye. Looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
How low do u cut down? I see the stems r still pretty high.
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Does anyone else find themselves murmuring "a living root in the ground" while they garden? Great video as always! 🙂
Great information, thank you for sharing.
That was great training — thanks.
Hi Mark! Thanks very much for your videos. If you cut winter rye at this point, when the pollen pods as you call them are coming out, are the seeds mature enough to germinate? Another way to ask this question is will you have winter rye growing around the tomatoes you will plant here?
I planted a mix of winter rye and crimson clover in my beds last november, and I've cut the seed heads off the winter rye not being sure if they will germinate and compete with the vegetables I've planted before using them as mulch. Seeing how you are laying the entire stalk down with seed heads in this video, I'm wondering if I can do the same next year.
So sorry to hear about your dog's eye. I have an autistic son too and it's so great that your dog is his "protector!" Had no idea that groud hogs could be so vicious!
Did you plant right into the wood chips?
Important info Mark. Just to confirm are you saying that if you cut the rye in Anthesis Stage it will not grow back the next year ? I tried crimping wheat-grass by hand and it is not an easy task at 140# of body weight. So when you mentioned scything my ears perked !
“Only plants can build soil” one of the best quotes of all time
what are your thoughts on pasture cropping?
Have you tried the crimp, then perforated cardboard (like the packaging), then woodchips/leaves?
@I AM ORGANIC GARDENING, hey I'm just wondering about planting winter rye and crimson cover in my raised beds (three 4×8' beds ) and my small in-ground garden (14×12' plot). How do you ensure the cover crops terminate? I was reading especially about winter rye and people were complaining that they would cut it down and it would keep growing in their beds or they would try to dig it out and it would keep growing.
When it comes time for transplanting and sowing vegetables in the same area, how do you ensure you kill the cover crop in a no-till system?
Does your method of scything or using a machine to mow it down (maybe a lawnmower or weedwhacker) actually work? I've read other people stating this didn't work for winter rye and that it continues to grow. Wondering same about crimson clover.
The cover crops I'd like to use in my system are winter rye, crimson clover, and a legume (thinking winter/field peas?). My temps get down to -35/40 celsius in the coldest parts of winter, so a late summer cover crop would be winter killed except for the winter rye (also read that you can throw crimson clover seeds on your plot during winter and get an early crimson clover crop before your seedlings are ready for transplant?)
I'm on the border 8b 9a so I garden year round. I plant about 1/8 ac. Winter rye, but I mow when it's about 8 or 10 in tall and add to my compost pile. Depending on rain I get 3 to 4 cuts every year sometimes more.
What do you do with the rye after you've cut it down?
Great video! I find my Austrian scythe is bit easier on my back than the American scythe, but the American scythe is easier to maintain imho. I'm learning a lot from your videos! Thanks for sharing your experience!
I live in a zone 3 area and have lots of cold and lots of snow, will this still work for me? Will this die with several feet of snow on it?
I am sure that keeps you healthy but no way not after back surgery
I appreciate your explanation of why and how no till benefits the soil. I think I finally understand the benefits. I am planting some beds in winter rye but most in just plain oats. Our growing season is so short in MN that I'm afraid by the time the rye has a seed head and can be cut down and NOT grow back, it will be too late for most crops. I really appreciate your video. Thank you.
How did you seed the rye ? Did you till or just broadcast rye seed on weeds ?
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