I have recently finished building four small hugelbeds in our backyard. (Yay!) I have planted a cover crop of oats and peas in an effort to hold everything together over the winter and prepare for a spring planting. (Yay!) However, I'm wondering how best to water my cover crops without losing all the soil to erosion. My soil is very silty/clay-ey, so although I have amended it with bagged soil & compost, it has a tendency to dry out and roll down my beds in big ol' clumps (aka baked rocks) and fill in my walkways. Any tips on keeping things moist till the oats and peas come up and miraculously hold everything together? (That's what they're going to do, right???) I know that in time, the decaying wood will be an underlying sponge and this won't be a problem, but I also know I'm not there yet.
Thanks so much!
