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Originally Posted by dice
The cover crop in the path shading the row crops has been an
issue for me, using alfalfa and clover in the paths. One needs to find
a tough, durable cover crop that can take foot traffic and does not get
much over 6-12 inches in height or mow it pretty regularly. The alfalfa
and clover often grow faster than the row crops, depending on
the weather. (Winter-dormant alfalfa and alsike clover.)
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so what do you use it for? hay? mulch? forage? or just gound cover?
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Scott
AKA The Redbaron
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system."
Bill Mollison
co-founder of permaculture
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