No hate here man. If you wanna grow with worms and shit it's all good. Just was wondering what exactly is a beneficial weed.
Monsanto is just an example. They have their place since you and I could never grow enough to supply the welfare-class market once it's legal. They'll grow budweiser weed. But I wouldn't be smoking it. Think about the rep most dispensary weed already has compared to homegrown. Now let Kraft or Johnson & Johnson step in...
As far as the actual growing, I was actually surprised it works as well as it does. Third grow now in the same soil, just constantly top dressing with stuff for the worms to eat. Stuff like kelp and barley and such that have all the same NPK's as a bottle nutrient, they just aren't plant available for the most part. The worms and microbes and such are the link between them and chemicals break that link and put you in charge instead of the plant. I still feed the soil, just not the plants.
So the cover crop is just part of the mulch layer with the rice hulls. I thought they would drink more but I am watering a little every other day regardless. I'll keep it cut back and let the stuff fall and join the mulch. I chop up any leaves I prune and drop that as well. The roots help keep the soil aerated and the worms happy.
Not saying you and I won't both kill it with these plants but I'd rather smoke mine. It would be cool if we could have an actual taste-off for the belt