Choosing the right cover crops for your garden depends on your climate, soil type, and what you plan to plant in the spring. Luckily, there are plenty of great options to suit any situation, and I ...

URBANA — Healthy soil is essential for healthy plants. Using cover crops in the home garden is one way to promote soil health. Cover crops are non-harvested crops that add organic matter to the ...

Certain cover crops can help control pests, such as the mustard plant, which controls harmful nematodes. Below the soil, legumes — plants in the Fabaceae family — fix nitrogen.

Cover crops do exactly what their name implies: They cover the soil.For gardeners, these taller plants are an excellent way to improve soil and suppress weeds. There are two main ways to garden ...

Cover crops are plants grown on farmland that otherwise would be bare. While crops like corn and soybeans are growing or soon after harvest, farmers can sow species such as rye or red clover that ...

Cover crops, also known as green manure, play a crucial role in sustainable gardening by improving soil structure, enhancing moisture retention, and suppressing weeds.

Cover crops to plant in the north. As you go north, your options become more limited, but there is one variety of non-legume cover crop perfectly adjusted for northern climates in the U.S.: ...

Farmers used to plant "cover crops" to rejuvenate fields in the off season. As those were replaced with chemicals, the soil of America's farms suffered. Bringing back the old practice has ...

Timing is key for cover crops, Andrews said. Plant seeds of overwintering cover crops by September or early October before the weather turns too cold and wet for them to germinate and get established.

Indiana farmers planted an estimated 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers, making the state a leader in cover crop ...

Cover crops are plants grown on farmland that otherwise would be bare. But farmers, including those in Iowa, aren't quite sold on them. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; Share on SMS; ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate… ...