While I haven't worked in a Mediterranean clime, I've gardened in the southern US, where summers are hot and dry. Vetch will grow (and it does; as a weed) in hot weather as well as cool. For many seasons, after I hilled my sweet corn in May, I broadcast hairy vetch seed, and it germinated with the first rainfall. The foliage of the vetch wicked the morning dew down into the soil, greatly benefiting the corn ( and also helped with weed suppression), and by the time the corn had been harvested (usually by early to mid-July), the vetch was 2' tall. Plowing this under sped up the breakdown of the corn stalks due to the presence of the succulent legume in close proximity, and a turnip or rutabaga (or tyfon) crop could then be sown in early August for fall harvest, followed by winter rye. I've grown corn in a rotation for several years in this manner, with only a side dressing of blood meal (40-50 lbs/acre, in heavy clay), and have always had excellent results, and my soil fertility improves every year. Similar results could probably be had with pearl millet or sorghum...
@gpvaneron1584
2 жыл бұрын
3 yr old comment but that's a great rotation tip. thanks
@robertpayne2717
4 жыл бұрын
Hairy vetch problem is with hard seed that doesn't germinate in the fall with planting but carries over to the following winter. Very detrimental if winter wheat is in your rotation.. vetch is a noxious weed in winter grain rotations..
@kmgfarmer3499
5 жыл бұрын
A very clear and well planned presentation. A mould board plough will give you total inversion and a clean seed tilth.
@jean-mariemorin4870
10 жыл бұрын
very interesting. Clear. It's also a good pedagogical support for our students (professionnal language in English). Thank you
@FiBLFilm
10 жыл бұрын
Dear Jean-Marie, Good to hear that this is also interesting for France. Thanks for your feedback, for more videos on reduced tillage and green manure see www.tilman-org.net best wishes, Thomas
@Nightowl5454
Жыл бұрын
You're far better off to grow a mixture of cereal rye and hairy vetch. Then roll and crimp to kill it. The rye has Allelopathy effects on weed seeds if you go with no-till methods, the crop residue will slowly breakdown and provide nitrogen to your crops. The big bonuses is that you also get a mulch that also helps to cut down on seed germination, conserve soil moisture and you build up the soil and carbon in it so it's more drought tolerant.
@alisterstewart8657
4 жыл бұрын
Cattle would work too plus they'll turn it into manure. But need grass also otherwise bloat would be bad
@paulipotgieter
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@5er593
5 жыл бұрын
I think crimper roleri is way forward!
@kingjames4886
5 жыл бұрын
this stuff just grows wild all over the place here...
@zafermenekse06
3 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the machine hanged back of the red tractor
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