Fall Cover Crops

In addition to this benefit, legume green manures (peas, beans, clovers, favas and vetch) act as a host for the bacteria that fix and make nitrogen available for your vegetable or fruit crops.

Besides producing edible seed, Small Fava's stalks make excellent silage or green manure. Also known as pastry wheat. Winter hardy to at least 10°F. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through...

One of the best nitrogen fixers, making 200-300 pounds per acre available. Also known as pastry wheat. Height: 18-30 inches. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots,...

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these...

This process is called nutrient cycling. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass.

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these...

Spring arrival brings re-growth that can be turned under as a green manure. Plant late September to early October. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

In addition to this benefit, legume green manures (peas, beans, clovers, favas and vetch) act as a host for the bacteria that fix and make nitrogen available for your vegetable or fruit crops.

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. Pre-inoculated. They can provide a tremendous amount of biomass that not only smothers weeds and prevents soil erosion, but also puts huge amounts of green matter, or green manure,...

Spring arrival brings re-growth that can be turned under as a green manure. Plant late September to early October. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

In addition to this benefit, legume green manures (peas, beans, clovers, favas and vetch) act as a host for the bacteria that fix and make nitrogen available for your vegetable or fruit crops.

Recommended seeding rate: 1/2 pound per 1000 square feet; 10-12 pounds per acre. There are perhaps hundreds of varieties of daikon radishes bred for different purposes: from the very mild carrot-shaped types for fresh eating and pickling, to the tillage...

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these...

This process is called nutrient cycling. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass.

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. Pre-inoculated. They can provide a tremendous amount of biomass that not only smothers weeds and prevents soil erosion, but also puts huge amounts of green matter, or green manure,...

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these...

This process is called nutrient cycling. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass.

This cool-weather grain is quick germinating, cold tolerant, and has an extensive fibrous root system. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass.

Performs better on wet soils than other wheat varieties. Seed can also be drilled at 2 1/2 lbs per 1000 square feet—plant 1-2 inches deep. Recommended seeding rate: 3-4 pounds per 1000 square feet; 70-150 pounds per acre.

(75% Winter Rye / 25% Hairy Vetch) Seed Coverage: – 5 lbs covers 2,000-4,000 sqaure feet – 100 lbs covers 1-2 acres Uses: Deer Attractant, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression

The peas, clover, and ryegrass will winter kill to provide organic matter and soil cover. The hairy vetch and winter rye will regrow in the spring to provide nutrients for crops to utilize.

Also known as pastry wheat. This variety has been used as a natural soil fumigant by tilling it into the soil immediately after cutting or frost-kill. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through...

This process is called nutrient cycling. Plant late September to early October. In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden.

Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots, help to break up hardpan and bring nutrients to the surface for other plants to utilize.

Spring arrival brings re-growth that can be turned under as a green manure. Plant late September to early October. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

Sow seed September through November. Also known as pastry wheat. Well adapted to late fall sowing. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots, help to break up hardpan...

Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots, help to break up hardpan and bring nutrients to the surface for other plants to utilize.