Hi,
I'm preparing my lightly slashed, un-tilled (for the season) cover crops. I plan to sow them early in the year and try to win the war against agressive pioneers and/or get more useful organic material to live and die on my plot. My soil is heavy clay and I have no
irrigation, hence all the
roots. I'm doing several hugelculture patches (4-ish, 1 is done) and the total area is about 100-150 meters square (0.3 acre or less). I have free invasive
black locust, but the people who own the place want them slashed,
Oh, and I'll be doing much more with Sunchokes next year with this year's seeds.
Here's my current strategy. Any observations or suggestions are very welcome.
Roots: -Daikon
-Forage Carrots
-Yellow Clover
-Mullein
-Dandelion
Nitrogen Fixing: -Alfalfa
-Red Clover
-Yellow Clover
Nitrogen Sucking: -Oats
-My plants, hopefully.
Trace Minerals -Dandelion (Trace)
-Lemon Balm (Phosphorus)
-Borage (Potassium)