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That’s interesting Pete. I would like to use green manures more but have been put off by a trial of rye I grew this year. It was planned as a windbreak and also a soil improver. I sowed it autumn 2011 and cut it late summer 2012. It was an excellent windbreak but there were two main problems. Firstly it harboured lots of slugs. Onions grown alongside were almost devastated by slugs whereas some grown in a more open area grew very well. Also weeds thrived in amongst the rye. There were so many established weeds (mainly grasses) that I have recovered the area with some manure and black plastic as if I was starting from scratch! How do you manage to keep your green manures clear of weeds. Maybe winter killed manures sown in late summer are more successful.
Andy