A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

Learn about the different kinds of cover crops and their uses in a free webinar led by University of Alaska Fairbanks soil scientist Caley Gasch.

Texas has eight plant hardiness zones, ranging from the cold-hardy northwestern Panhandle to the warmer southern regions. Here's what to plant now.

Iowa’s data for the Midwest Cover Crops Council cover crop decision tool, which was last revised in 2019, was updated to ...

In mid-to-late April, these ten cold-hardy vegetables from peas to spinach should be planted to yield delicious produce all ...

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers across the state are ...

Soil building is about growing a farm under your farm and bringing it to life. It’s about making the Earth better and giving ...

To some degree, you need to know your plants and what's called their "hardiness." The best thing you can do is go online and ...

Whether you’re tired of spending more on a clamshell of herbs than you would on a pack of seeds or want to harvest the ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...

You’ve just finished harvesting a bumper crop of corn in your garden, and it’s time to put the garden to bed for the season. You dig out the old roots, ...

Illinois helped get for subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, yet despite its popularity with growers, ...