> Preventing erosion isn't crucial on a small garden plot.
I've been trying to think of why there is a difference between a large plot
and a small plot...?
Turning in the crop come spring adds as much organic > matter as compost, but with far less work -- 1 lb of annual rye seed > will yield as much roughage as several hundred pounds of compost.
Now the next question: is there any way I can get around tilling? I'm
guessing that most cover crops (I put down a mixture of winter peas, rye,
vetch, and some others that are slipping my mind at the moment) arent going
to conveniently lay down and rot come spring. Any ideas?