Suggestions on what to plant in unused garden

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gasrocks Portage, WI(Zone 5a) Aug 22, 2011

I'm giving up for a while growing my regular crops in my garden. Hate to take the fence down. Any suggestions on what to plant , if anything, while it rests and I decide what's next? What about Alfalfa? The soil is not the best (sandy, no clay, low in minerals.)

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duck_toller Middleton, WI(Zone 4b) Aug 23, 2011

I love picking out the unusual. How about sunflowers?

Blueberries?

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gasrocks Portage, WI(Zone 5a) Aug 24, 2011

No, sunflowers takes work, weeding, etc. Blueberries are kind of a long term plant IMO, and want a more acid soil, if I remember correctly. I'm after improving the soil with something that takes little work.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Aug 27, 2011

I found a neat site that might help you.

Several kinds of clover are mentioned, as iare plants for sandy soils.

http://www.kerrcenter.com/publications/covercrop.PDF

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gasrocks Portage, WI(Zone 5a) Aug 27, 2011

Great article - thanks!!

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