Nancy Creamer at NCSU has planted lots of vegetables into rye/vetch covers.
(I'm not sure about beets, though.) She'd likely be a good resource.
Occasionally she posts here, but I'm not sure if she subscribes to the list.
Steve Groff wrote:
> I've never planted beets in a rye/vetch cover. the challenge is to get a
> very small seed, planted shallow, with precision. Here are some
> suggestions: Have a large coulter to cut through the cover. Might need
> some sort of a residue remover to push some of the cover aside to get
> good seed placement. then you need a good seeder to place the seeds
> acurately and at the proper depth. This could be done by hand I think,
> if you design a small tool to do the same thing.
> I am working now on my new no till veggie planter. I know the pains and
> the satifaction of pioneering new equipment.
>
> Do you use a roller to kill your cover crop?
>
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