I had suspected that the great success of one of the first flower beds we put in last spring was due to the amount of Vetch we pulled out of it. I think I was right. Multiple searches using 'vetch in the garden' turned up plenty of evidence for its use as a cover crop, specifically useful with tomatoes!
I also found a great source of information covering
ALL THINGS VETCH!.
Here's a photo of our vetch. Although it's not flowering yet, there is lots of it around. I can hardly wait!
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| Hairy Vetch growing at The Wooly Crow Farm |
Here is what the flowers and seeds will look like.
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| Hairy Vetch Flowers and Seed Pods |
Some photos of the tomatoes in the greenhouse. I will plant vetch in there this fall and use it as a mulch in the spring!
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| Tomatoes planted directly in the ground in the greenhouse |
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| Tomatoes and peppers in pots will be transplanted in the ground in the greenhouse soon! |
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| Green and Yellow Beans, Cucumbers, Zuchinni, and Pie Pumpkins in the greenhouse! |
Our microgreen corner of the greenhouse is very effective. We get great colour and vibrant growth on the peas, sunflowers, red cabbage and radishes!
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| Microgreens growing at The Wooly Crow Farm |
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| Microgreen corner in the greenhouse! |
There is still lots to transplant out of the cell paks but we've got a lot done already thanks to the help of our lovely neighbours! You know who you are!
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| The Wooly Crow greenhouse on Sunday June 10, 2018! |
