But guess what? Fall is actually the perfect time to think ahead and plant cover crops that will set the stage for a flourishing garden next spring! Cover crops are not only great for protecting ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.

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 ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops ...

David Whitwam with Whitwam Organics joined Good Day to explain the benefits of “cover crops,” including improving the soil and controlling weeds in your garden.

per-acre double-cropped soybeans. It ranged from $213 to $260 per acre. You Decide to Plant Cover Crops ... Experimenting with cover crops is a good idea, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken ...

"I don't want to abandon it, but as far as just going whole-hog with planting cover crops, that's a tough thing for me to do," said Illinois farmer Doug Downs, who plants cover crops only on a ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like wind or hail. Dry beans are susceptible to damage from wind and other ...

a much more notable amount is made available as a whole plant decomposes. A few different methods are used to incorporate cover crops, and the ones to choose will largely depend on the crops ...