I have been doing Sunn Hemp as a cover. Still trying to figure out what works best. It is a tropical plant and a legume. It grows to 6' in 60 days. Frost kills it. Last year I let it stand till after frost and I think I lost some of the value as the leave blew away. This year I have knocked it down with a hand scythe twice. A flail mower is supposedly too tough and cutting it too short will kill it as well so I cut it at about 2'. As fall approaches I need to decide if I cut it down with a bar mower and leave it as a mat to plant certain crops in next year, or do I use my Case rotary cutter which will chop it up a little giving me the option to try and plow or disk it in.
THis is a rather new crop for the US and I don't find a lot info for small scale plots. Most tear it up with big machines which I do not have. I am anxious to learn what others are doing.
THis is a rather new crop for the US and I don't find a lot info for small scale plots. Most tear it up with big machines which I do not have. I am anxious to learn what others are doing.
