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Vespertino · December 30, 2013

I have some large areas in my yard I'm not going to have time to garden in this year, but I have a feeling it's very poor soil- it's a typical dead-looking patch of turf in a subdivision. Nothing has been done to it. I'm thinking of sheet mulching it over the winter to kill the turf, and plant green manure over the spring, summer and fall to improve it over the course of the year. I'm currently torn between growing buckwheat or hairy vetch over those areas. Does any one happen to know which is a better as a green manure crop for Texas? With luck I hope to use those areas for plants and tomatoes in 2015.

December 30, 2013	#40
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	I have some large areas in my yard I'm not going to have time to garden in this year, but I have a feeling it's very poor soil- it's a typical dead-looking patch of turf in a subdivision. Nothing has been done to it. I'm thinking of sheet mulching it over the winter to kill the turf, and plant green manure over the spring, summer and fall to improve it over the course of the year. I'm currently torn between growing buckwheat or hairy vetch over those areas. Does any one happen to know which is a better as a green manure crop for Texas? With luck I hope to use those areas for plants and tomatoes in 2015.