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Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58
do you cut the forage beans after they get to a certain height? that acts as a cover crop for the turnips and rye?
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That plot sees very heavy pressure so I just let them go. Normally, I mix forage beans and regular beans together but I was in a hurry and didn't have time. The 30" rows give the turnips and rye a little room to get started before the leaves start to drop off the beans.
In a perfect world they graze the beans all summer and clean up most of the pods around the time a couple good frosts have hit to turn the turnip tops sweet. They normally graze the tops until they're in the ground and the Rye and turnip bulbs give them something to pull through the winter with. Wheat works well too, but Cereal Rye is more winter hardy and holds it's green throughout the winter better than wheat does.