Guest guest Posted April 17, 1999 Report Share Posted April 17, 1999 I'm forwarding this to the varnasrama conference in hopes that Vyapaka prabhu will help you out. He's one of ISKCON's best experts on organic farming. I'd say alfalfa and vetch, but I think he can probably come up with many more, including crops which are more appropriate for a tropical climate such as what you have there in Mauritius. Vyapaka prabhu, can you help Samba? your servant, Hare Krsna dasi ******************************** "COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius)" wrote: > [Text 2241131 from COM] > > Prabhus. > > Can any one give me a list of different leguminous 'cover' crops or any > names of such crops, which can be used for green mulching or for 'green > cover' agriculture, and which are good nitrogen fixers? > > I need the common, and or Latin names, of as many as you know of. > > Does anyone know what the Latin name for clover is and what other similar > grasses can be used? > > I have heard that there are certain beans also that can be used, is pidgeon > pea among them? What about dhals? > > I will be very grateful if you can help at all. > > Thanks > > YS Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 1999 Report Share Posted April 17, 1999 I'm forwarding this to the varnasrama conference in hopes that Vyapaka prabhu will help you out. He's one of ISKCON's best experts on organic farming. I'd say alfalfa and vetch, but I think he can probably come up with many more, including crops which are more appropriate for a tropical climate such as what you have there in Mauritius. Vyapaka prabhu, can you help Samba? your servant, Hare Krsna dasi ******************************** "COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius)" wrote: > [Text 2241131 from COM] > > Prabhus. > > Can any one give me a list of different leguminous 'cover' crops or any > names of such crops, which can be used for green mulching or for 'green > cover' agriculture, and which are good nitrogen fixers? > > I need the common, and or Latin names, of as many as you know of. > > Does anyone know what the Latin name for clover is and what other similar > grasses can be used? > > I have heard that there are certain beans also that can be used, is pidgeon > pea among them? What about dhals? > > I will be very grateful if you can help at all. > > Thanks > > YS Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Share Posted April 20, 1999 Green Manures and Ground Covers In and around gardens and trees, soft herbaceous plants such as NASTERTIUM, comfrey, marigolds, tobacco plants, and the tops of mature taro plants and other "ARACEAE" not only suppress grass, but provide a constant source of "slash" mulch. Even more valuable are such soft legumes as SESBANIA, vetch, Haifa clover, cowpea, lablab bean, soya bean, DESMODIUM, SURATRO, and CENTROSEMA. These can be slashed or (in wet-dry tropics) interplanted with grains to give a nitrogenous ground cover, aiding in the suppression of grasses. Lablab dies down just before grains ripen in the winter dry season. Ref. Permaculture, a designers manual. page 257. Note capitals are SPECIES name comfrey-SYMPHYTUM spp, marigold-TAGETES spp, tobacco-NICOTIANA spp, taro-COLOCASIA ESCULENTA, vetch-VICIA spp, clover-TRIFOLIUM spp, cowpea-VIGNA SINENSIS, lablab-LAB-LAB PURPUREUS, soya bean-GLYCINE MAX. Your servant Gokula das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Share Posted April 20, 1999 Green Manures and Ground Covers In and around gardens and trees, soft herbaceous plants such as NASTERTIUM, comfrey, marigolds, tobacco plants, and the tops of mature taro plants and other "ARACEAE" not only suppress grass, but provide a constant source of "slash" mulch. Even more valuable are such soft legumes as SESBANIA, vetch, Haifa clover, cowpea, lablab bean, soya bean, DESMODIUM, SURATRO, and CENTROSEMA. These can be slashed or (in wet-dry tropics) interplanted with grains to give a nitrogenous ground cover, aiding in the suppression of grasses. Lablab dies down just before grains ripen in the winter dry season. Ref. Permaculture, a designers manual. page 257. Note capitals are SPECIES name comfrey-SYMPHYTUM spp, marigold-TAGETES spp, tobacco-NICOTIANA spp, taro-COLOCASIA ESCULENTA, vetch-VICIA spp, clover-TRIFOLIUM spp, cowpea-VIGNA SINENSIS, lablab-LAB-LAB PURPUREUS, soya bean-GLYCINE MAX. Your servant Gokula das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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