Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South
Dr. Mary Peet, NCSU
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System: | Cost* |
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Living mulch | |
Seeding (Seed + planting) | |
Fertilizer | 40 |
Option 1: Chicken manure, 12T/acre | 200 |
Option 2: 0.5T NPK (13-13-13)/year + 5 50 lb N applications/acre | 200 |
Mowing 4 times/year | 60 |
Total | 300 |
Conventional | |
Weed control | 80 |
Fertilizer | 140 |
Total | 220 |
*Cost: Per acre cost of establishing the living mulch in one acre of blueberries where only 65 percent is living mulch.
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