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| Cover crops act as a living mulch: to build and hold soil and to smother weeds. They range from long-growing perennials to short-term green manures meant to be slashed in place (mulch). Their leaves shield to soil from hammering rains and sun, and carpet the carpet the earth in fall with nutritious, humus building litter. Their roots drive deep into the soil, loosening the earth, drawing up nutrients, and placing organic matter deep in the ground. | Cover crops act as a living mulch: to build and hold soil and to smother weeds. They range from long-growing perennials to short-term green manures meant to be slashed in place (mulch). Their leaves shield to soil from hammering rains and sun, and carpet the carpet the earth in fall with nutritious, humus building litter. Their roots drive deep into the soil, loosening the earth, drawing up nutrients, and placing organic matter deep in the ground. | ||
| - | The more varied covercrops (5- 10 species) we plant: the more diversity in the soil’s life; this will subdue disease and can serve multiple functions: it can build humus, add nitrogen, mine minerals, bust up heavy soil and attract a wide array of helpfull insects. | + | The more varied covercrops (5- 10 species |
| There are old farm texts that list more then 15 varieties in their cover crops including | There are old farm texts that list more then 15 varieties in their cover crops including | ||
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| - | Quick spreading plants will make a continuous living mulch. | + | Quick spreading plants will make a continuous living mulch: everytime you chop them down and leave the residu at its place: it will feed the ground. |
| ***Wild strawberrie ** - Bosaardbei | ***Wild strawberrie ** - Bosaardbei | ||
| ***Comfrey** - Smeerwortel - comfries (symphytum spp):the leaves are edible, the roots are nutriënt hounds, and they produce much biomass. (they can be hacked down 5 times a year), provide trace minerals, | ***Comfrey** - Smeerwortel - comfries (symphytum spp):the leaves are edible, the roots are nutriënt hounds, and they produce much biomass. (they can be hacked down 5 times a year), provide trace minerals, | ||
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