In this episode we cover everything there is to cover about cover crops! Which ones are best, when to plant, how to plant, do they need fertilizer, what do you do with them once they are growing, can they overwinter, and so much more!
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do you remove the mulch before planting and keep the mulch off?
Your advice, please. I am getting my garden ready to sew a cover crop of white dutch clover, but I also want to spray the ground with Neem. This year powdery mildew was the worst I've ever seen, and I want to try to prevent it for next year. Am I right that Neem will help? Which do I do first, the Neem? or the cover crop?
Thanks! your videos are excellent!
I wish you would put the plant name at the top of the package instead of migardener to make it easier when looking thru the packets
i put tiny seeds in a salt shaker with some sand. shake it up and sprinkle where i want it. sand lets me see better where the seeds probably went.
Good information! Is grass also considered a cover crop?
do you need to use an innoculant on the clover?
Helpful info! Question: even 15 days before our first frost, I was still growing stuff. How can we plant cover crops if we are still getting tomatoes and kale? Do you just plant right around your existing plants and not worry about that part?
Will cover crops provide a winter nesting area for rodents? My garden is next to my house and I don’t want to encourage mice.
You 'covered' everything so well.
Thanks.
Bees will pollenate crimson clover witch is a form of red clover.
Can these be used for Biofumigation
I just purchased your cover crop mix. I tried looking for the one you mentioned in the video but there is only one cover crop mix in the selection. anyway, you mention that radish would not be a good cover crop but your mix have radish. so how do I remove that? appreciate the help.
Thank you for the Deer feed tip! Really appreciate it!
can you tell us what to do with the cavolo nero in the background behind you even my chickens wouldnt eat it ! ps have any of you ever faced a death stare from a chook ???!!!!
I haven't seen any videos where you till the cover crops in the spring and what that process looks like. Have you already done this?
Will mulching with grass clippings and autumn leaves protect the soil over the winter be as effective and protect the soil as well as cover crops?
Great video with e MAJOR exception…u really don’t want to till your beds…leave the cut cover crop as “armor” on top of the soil. Most fungi live in the top couple inches of soil and any tillage will wreak havoc on it
So I'm assuming MI is for michigan which means you're in zone 4 to 5 I think? Here in chicago, I think we're zone 4 because we're so close to the lake our weather is a mess and cold in the winter and Humid and hot in the summer
xDD Fails to say proper name of video 3 times and points to the right of the screen "It's in a card! ^.^"
Should I cover crop my grow bags?
What about alfalfa or Black seed sunflower? I hear it has a deep tap root and it would help break up my clay soil? Yes?
Rye…if left to grow to 2' tall will have very deep roots.
Rye should not be tilled in to the soil. Heck, no tilling should ever be done….kills the Mycorrhizal Fungal network that takes 6 to 60 months to restore.
Cover crops should be killed (by cutting or crimping) and left on top to cover the soil. All the garden soil should always be covered with mulch/compost. Never let the sun bake the soil.
"…Even Dandelions" — Dandelions are the first new food to kick start bee colonies in the spring. Save the bees.
… Supplies for big bags of cover crops look for 'food plot seed' at Tractor Supply and hunting stores.
Deer feed mix from hunting supply
Best never to disturb the soil.
It disturbs the microbes. So I understand….
100% plant clover in fall.
So if you don't have cold winters you don't need cover crops?
Hello, complete noobie here! How do you success with cover cropping, and the no till method? They both seem really important, and I am not sure how that works. Thank you!
What about creeping Thyme?