Level the soil with a garden rake. Sow the seed by hand, broadcasting as evenly as possible. Broadcast back and forth over the area several times in an attempt to distribute the seed evenly. About three weeks to a month before you plant your garden for the next season, till the cover crop under if the soil is not too wet. Inoculate with bacteria as for other legumes.
Spring Adds organic matter, improves soil structure.
N 4 Fall Spring Adds organic matter, improves soil structure. Same as barley. Excerpted from the South Carolina Master Gardener Training Manual , EC 678. Prepared by Debbie Shaughnessy, HGIC Information Specialist, and Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University. This information is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service is implied.