Winter tares

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Nana1

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Winter tares
« on: November 13, 2018, 03:24 »
Hi, Just wondered if any one has grown winter tares before, i planted mine end of September, they don't seem to be growing much???? Do I leave them and hope for the best... any suggestions😁

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Re: Winter tares
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2018, 05:21 »
What are winter tares? A green manure? I know they are used by anglers as a bait, but never thought of growing them. When do you harvest them?

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Re: Winter tares
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2018, 01:55 »
They are a green manure....and if they grow incorporate into the soil in spring🤔

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Re: Winter tares
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2018, 08:38 »
General advice for green manures (including Tares) is here
Green Manures - Uses & Types of Green Manures

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Re: Winter tares
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2018, 09:35 »
We tried winter tares last year... they are a vetch. I should have sown them much more thickly as they were too spindly to give much actual cover to the ground, so plenty of weeds can up amongst them. Chopped the whole lot, weeds ad all, down in a mild spell in Winter, took out perennial roots and left it as a mulch.



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