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Paul Waites

2007-03-28, 9:25 am

Hi all,

A couple of allotment related questions,

I have lots of Lupin seeds collected from my garden and have read that
Lupins make a good green manure being a legume and provided they are dug
back in before they flower.

My question is can I use any lupin variety as I have lots of seeds from
my garden varieties.


Also, is there any problem with planting two varieties of sweet corn. I
was advised by someone that because they are wind pollinated it is
advisable not to plant two different varieties on the same plot.

Cheers,

Paul.
Nick Maclaren

2007-03-28, 9:25 am


In article <eudf5j$r7c$1@netty.york.ac.uk>,
Paul Waites <prw3@york.ac.uk> writes:
|>
|> A couple of allotment related questions,
|>
|> I have lots of Lupin seeds collected from my garden and have read that
|> Lupins make a good green manure being a legume and provided they are dug
|> back in before they flower.
|>
|> My question is can I use any lupin variety as I have lots of seeds from
|> my garden varieties.

Yes.

|> Also, is there any problem with planting two varieties of sweet corn. I
|> was advised by someone that because they are wind pollinated it is
|> advisable not to plant two different varieties on the same plot.

That applies primarily to the "extra sweet" varieties.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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