Revision as of 02:21, 2 November 2012

garden15 ; chicken15; tractor ; housework12; goat12 ; water_filter12 ; expansion12 ; sunroom12 ; landscape12 ; lumber12 ; garden14 ; garden12 ; chicken12 ; [1]

• blueberry
• raspberry
• strawberry
• nut trees

science

• http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/index.html
• root development of field crops
• Ch14 clover
• http://www.smithseed.com/seed/covercrop/radish.shtml
  • http://ohioline.osu.edu/sag-fact/pdf/Oilseed_Radish.pdf
  • http://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/documents/FS824ForageRadish_NewMultipurposecovercrop.pdf
• http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman/lab/covercrops/early-spring.php
• http://extension.umass.edu/cdle/sites/cdle/files/fact-sheets/pdf/29CoverCroppingtoReduceNitrogenLeaching%2811-29%29.pdf
• http://www.howtogoorganic.com/index.php?page=cover-crops-rotations

soil amendments

• http://worldseedsupplydotnet.blogspot.com/2010/12/perlite-vs-vermiculite-how-to-tell.html
• http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07235.html

alfalfa

• 12-36"
• 10-15lbs , 210k spp
• $3 to $5.30 / lb @ 25 lbs depending on type [2]

forage chicory

• 36-72" height! 3-4lbs/acre 426k spp, deep taproot
• $9/lb @ 1lb

birdsfoot trefoil

• 12-24", 5-6lb, 375k spp
• $11/lb

alsike clover

• 6-24", 5-10lbs, 700k spp
• $2.70 @25 lbs [3]
• $3.20 <25lbs

crimson clover

• 12-36", 15-20 lbs, 140k spp
• $2/lb @ 25, $3/lb @ 1lb

sweet white clover

8" height

• Mature plants have roots 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter and 5 to 8 feet deep
• $14/lb $7/0.5lb [4]
• 6.5/lb $65/10lb [5]

white dutch

• 4-6 lbs / acre drilled

A pH of 6.0 - 6.5

• 3.5/lb (10lbs) [6]
• $2.75/lb (25lbs) [7] drilled 4-6 lbs / ac

red clover

• height 12-36", 10-12 lbs / acer
• Red clover has a pronounced and deeply penetrating taproot

• Red clover can grow prostrate or upright and grows 18 to 36 inches
• $2.5/lb : $25/10 lbs [8]
• 2.05/lb : 25 lbs[9]

clover, yellow

• 12-36", 8-15 lbs/ac, 260k spp
• 2.75 / lb @ 25 lbs

iron and claw cowpeas

[10]

Iron & Clay Cowpeas - This summer annual with good heat tolerance can thrive on a wide range of soils, due to its deep tap root. Soil temperatures must be 65 degrees prior to planting. The broadcast seeding rate is 70 lbs/acre at a 1 inch seeding depth, in firm seed bed. Iron & Clay is a forage cowpea that can fix up 125 to 150 labs of Nitrogen/acre. (Requires specific cowpea inoculant)

vetch, crown

• $16/lb @25 lbs,

vetch, hairy

• height 12-24"
• 20-25 lbs/acre; 20k seeds/lb
• $2/lb @ 25lbs [11]

ac greenfix grass pea

[12] AC Greenfix Grass Pea - Primarily used as a very early spring annual forage crop with the capability to fix up to 200 lbs. of Nitrogen/acre. Shows potential as a late summer seeder cover crop which can fix 80 to 100 lbs. of Nitrogen/acre. Seeding rate is 50 lbs./acre at a depth of 1 to 2 inches. depending on soil mositure, if well prepared seedbed. (requires specific pea inoculant.)

interesting products

• http://www.theseedcenter.com/prod_list.php?cat_id=1
• http://www.theseedcenter.com/prod_list.php?cat_id=3
• http://www.tillageradish.com/radish-blends/radish-blends.php

seed sources

• striate lespedeza : http://www.buffalobrandseed.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=100396
  • http://www.seedland.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Seedland&Category_Code=FS-LESPEDEZA
  • http://www.turnerseed.com/site/SpringWildLifeSeed.asp
• biofuel : http://www.buffalobrandseed.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.main/typeID/19/index.htm

orders

gurney's

Qty Ordered Item Number Item Description Delivery Estimate

NW corner : 1 13379 WEEPING CHERRY 05/02/12-05/23/12 1 08082 CHERRY SWEET STELLA STD 2-4' 05/02/12-05/23/12 1 15517 PEAT POTS SQ/50 3 IN/G 04/24/12-04/26/12 1 15516 PEAT POTS SQ/50 2 1/4 /G 04/24/12-04/26/12 1 70336 BLUEBERRY BLUECROP 09/24/12-10/15/12 1 65899 BLUEBERY HEALTHY RUBEL 12-18" 05/02/12-05/23/12

SE corner : dead : 1 13379 WEEPING CHERRY 04/23/12-05/14/12 1 16422 PINK PAMPAS GRASS 04/23/12-05/14/12 1 13867 STRAWBERRY FORT LARAMIE 1 YR 04/23/12-05/14/12 1 13853 STRAWBERRY OZARK BEAUTY 1YR 04/23/12-05/14/12

tyty

Turkeyi-Mulberry-Tree-0001 Turkeyi Mulberry Tree - 2-3 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $12.75 $12.75 Superberry-Black-Mulberry-0001 Superberry Black Mulberry Tree - 2-3 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $12.75 $12.75 Red-Fuji-Apple-Tree-0004 Red Fuji Apple Tree - 4-5 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $13.75 $13.75 Golden-Delicious-Apple-Tr-0003 Golden Delicious Apple Tree - 3-4 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $11.75 $11.75 Bing-Cherry-Tree-0003 Bing Cherry Tree - 3-4 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $15.75 $15.75 Black-Tartarian-Cherry-Tr-0003 Black Tartarian Cherry Tree - 3-4 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $15.75 $15.75 Red-Haven-Peach-Tree-0001 Red Haven Peach Tree - 2-3 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $7.95 $7.95 Belle-Georgia-Peach-Tree-0001 Belle of Georgia Peach Tree - 2-3 feet tall (Now Shipping) 1 $7.95 $7.95 Concord-Seedless-Grape-Vi-0002 Concord Seedless Grape Vine - 3 yr Fruiting Size (Now Shipping) 1 $7.25 $7.25 Thompson-s-Seedless-Grape-0002 Thompson's Seedless Grape Vine - 3 yr Fruiting Size (Now Shipping) 1 $7.25 $7.25