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Portsmouth, RI

I have 800sq feet space. I added lime per my soil test for ph. I tilled 6 yards of manure. Now the question is should I plant a cover crop of winter rye or wait and add ground maple leaves. The leaves are from my own tree so I know
where they are comming from. I'm just wondering what I would benefit more from. Any suggestion please.
Thanks Bob

10/14/2007 6:43:06 AM

Rhode Island

bob
id mix the maple leaves in with some manure and build a small compost pile ( mix occasionally while you can and once it frezes id cover with a tarp to help keep it cooking a bit ). by spring the leaves should be black and ready to mix into your soil
cover crop lightly for winter then till leaf compost and rye together in spring
a light ampount of leaf compost will do fine because you already added manure ,etc, this fall
pap

10/14/2007 9:25:30 AM

Portsmouth, RI

Thanks for the reply pap

10/14/2007 12:53:01 PM