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 ...

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.

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.: ...

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

COVER CROP ROI. Ferrie’s 10 years of cover crop strip trials usually produced negative ROIs. “Even if we didn’t lose yield, there was no additional yield to offset the cost of the cover crop ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like wind or hail. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Read Today's Paper Tuesday, July 1 ...

They plant cover crops, don’t use any chemicals and have reconstructed 380 acres of prairie, replacing what farmers before had wiped out. ...

2. Row spacing. Double crop soybeans should be produced in narrow rows- 7.5 or 15-inch row spacing. The later soybeans are ...

If you want to learn more about best practices in your lawns, gardens, or yards, come to the Healthy Yards Expo at the Shawnee Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29. Purchase native plants ...

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

A dust storm, also known as a haboob, forms when strong, straight-line winds meet soil residue sitting among crops, collecting the dust there, rising it from the ground and bringing it together to ...