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Posted by Eggs Zachtly on September 16, 2006, 12:58 am
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> eggsUNDERSCOREHEREzachtly@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Steveo said:
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>>> Have you ever planted crown vetch from seed?
>>
>> Yup. Getting ready to fix some nitrogen somewhere? =)
>>
>> Coronilla varia is a pretty useful plant, as are most legumes. But, it
>> can get outta hand VERY easily, especially once it's established and
>> starts sending out rhizomes.
>>
>> Fresh seed is the best. If it's been stored, it's best to soak it for 12
>> hours or so, in warm water. Direct sow it in the fall, and it should
>> germinate rather quickly. It also won't grow in the shade, IIRC.
>>
>> Apologies for the delay in replying. I left the house at 0430, and just
>> got home, sigh. =/
>>
>> HTH
>>
> Yeah good to go with your advice so far man. I inoculated the seed using
> milk and molasses for the slurry and planted it 10 days ago on a drainage
> culvert here in N. Ohio. It's coming up like gang busters so I'm good to go
> with germination.
Perhaps a bit early on your planting, though. Any chance to reseed at a
more "natural" time? And, what rate did you sow? I think the MoDOT uses
15lb per acre, along highways and ditches, here.
>
> My question is.. should I re-straw it right before old man frost shows up
> in order to protect it? It won't go to seed this year and the plants are
> barely creeping through the cover straw today. I'm late in the season for
> establishment, and yet perfect for germination if you get my drift.
Ya, but germination at an un-natural time. Fall sowing is optimum because
that's when the seeds sow, naturally. Straw would be a good idea. It's a
perennial, so seeding the first year (which it rarely does) is pretty much
moot. Protect those roots! ;)
>
> Will it re-grow from the young tubar's next spring?
Lemme check my crystal ball... =P
Seriously, *some* will probably survive. We're talking an extremely short
growing season. A lot depends on the weather. A late winter gives the
plants more time to mature. Likewise, with a mild winter. OTOH, it could go
the other way. Anything you can do to help them is better for the plant,
and less work for you. ;) Get through this first winter with it, and it
will go like gangbusters next year. =)
--
Eggs
-Every snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.
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