Month: April 2015

When it comes to a manure application on your cover crop, be creative. There are more options than you think.  Cover crop use often goes hand in hand with manure application. Crimson clover at full bloom, the stage at which we spread manure the first time around Manure nutrients can be captured quite well, preserved…

Q: What should I plant this spring to reclaim goldenrod land, and what crop should I follow it with? The soil is acidic and low in nitrogen. I have also spread some wood ash. I hope to harvest the crop as haylage, and I am organic. – Customer, Central VT A: We recommend the Spring…