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Growing Cover Crops:
Green manuring means growing cover crops especially for the purpose of turning them under and converting them in the soil into humus. The humus is formed by the decay of the extensive root systems as well as the tops. To induce cover crops to make maximum growth, add fertilizer before each crop and lime if a soil test indicates its need.
Begin your soil improvement program at any time. Lime if necessary and spread a complete fertilizer at the rate of about 50 pounds to each 1,000 square feet if it is a 5-10-5, or if it is of some other analysis at rates proportionate to the amount of nitrogen contained.Man also found that certain constraints affected not only how much food he could grow, but also where he could grow it. Crops needed fairly flat and fertile land if they were to flourish. They also needed adequate rainfall and appropriately long growing seasons. Since the moisture requirements and growing seasons of various crops differed quite widely, certain crops grew better in particular regions of the world than in others.
It isn't necessary to rake the surface perfectly smooth before or after sowing any of these crops but rake them in so that most of the seeds are covered. When top growth is six to twelve inches tall, spade the cover crop under or bury it with plow or roto-tiller and immediately refertilize and sow another cover crop. Don't turn the last of the cover crops under later than six weeks before sowing the permanent grass seed.
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