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Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead

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This spring, I planted a seed pack from High Mowing Seeds. The planting window for these crops is broad here in the upper mid-Atlantic, and I can get a decent cover of perhaps three inches of resilient green leaves prior to the deep winter freeze. Using cover crops at this scale is fun, it’s an adventure, and it’s practical.

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