Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm) on Nostr: A month ago I mixed compost into the soil in my 30 gallon fabric growing bags and ...

A month ago I mixed compost into the soil in my 30 gallon fabric growing bags and planted a winter cover crop of winter rye and hairy vetch. I’m always amazed that these seeds can germinate and grow in the cold.

Hairy vetch is a legume and fixes nitrogen in the soil. I’ll compost and/or dig these plants back into the soil next May.

I think the first photo is the winter rye and the second that has redish highlights and more of a spiral wrap is the hairy vetch.

#Gardening #CoverCrop #Compost