Rural Heritage - Front Porch

[ Post a Response | Close Window | Print ]

Mustard

Posted by Geoff at 2015-01-11 14:23:33

I was wondering if anyone here has planted hot mustard as a green manure crop as I hear it can work as a biofumigant and kill of some bad soil fungi. In particular, I've read it can help with verticillium wilt (I think) in potatoes. Thanks.

Response by Klaus Karbaumer at 2015-01-12 08:13:04

Geoff, I have planted mustard as a " marketable cover crop"(title of a small article I wrote in SFJ a few years ago), but I cannot tell you about the verticillium wilt effect since I never had that problem. Mustard covers the ground densely and therefore suppresses weeds.

Post a Response:

1) Enter your name and response.

2) Click "Send" to post your response on the Front Porch bulletin board.

3) Your response will be reviewed for appropriateness before being posted for public view.

Name:

Response:

[ Close Window | Print ]

PO Box 2067, Cedar Rapids IA 52406-2067
E-Mail:

1)	Enter your name and response.
2)	Click "Send" to post your response on the Front Porch bulletin board.
3)	Your response will be reviewed for appropriateness before being posted for public view.