November 5, 2024

27 thoughts on “VIDEO: Which Cover Crop Is BEST For Your Garden & Why

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  2. I cant wrap my head around cover cropping. Like when would a northern gardener plant one? In the spring, and waste precious growing time? I’m in zone 4. Would you risk getting a ton of volunteer plants if you just till everything into your soil?

  3. Hi a question. How do you tell the difference between root knot nematodes and those nitrogen fixer balls that were on the roots you showed?… I just searched Google for the answer and saw some pictures but still don't think I could tell the difference.

  4. Cover crops I found most useful this year (Western side of Detroit area): Buckwheat and Lentils. I was surprised at how in the worst soil the root mass under lentil plants was like I pulled up soil in the fence rows or forest, dark and crumbly cake-like (so a lot life under the soil surface) and the deer didn't mow it all down like beans and chickpeas. Buckwheat kept weeds and grass out while bringing in all the pollinators and predators (like the big white/yellow/green garden spiders, huge wolf spiders, lots of lady bugs, and praying mantis). I ordered black lentils for next spring which are supposed to have better nitrogen fixing than the regular green supermarket type. I put down winter rye before the rains last week and hopefully we get a little more heat for them to sprout.

  5. Radishes as a cover crop? Who knew?!! Well that's cool. I can use the Black Spanish Radish seeds, that I saved this spring, after they bolted. And I may even get to eat some before the ground freezes. Win Win!

  6. my two faves are crimson clover and buckwheat. I like growing the buckwheat especially for the flowers, you get beneficial bees and wasps out the wazoo, some species that i typically never really see otherwise, and the honey bees seem to really like it too. Just gotta catch it before the seeds start maturing or you'll have little sprouts everywhere, but even then those are relatively easy to pluck up so no biggie for me personally.

  7. Living in Wyoming, we get high winds and long stretches of very dry, cold temps throughout winter, so protecting the soil makes sense. We also live in a treeless plain, so high volumes of leaf mass isn't an option. I made my own mix this year. I'm growing oats and field peas. I feel I'm getting the best of both root mass and nitrogen fixation this way. Spring will tell…

  8. This may be a funny question, but why a cover crop? When summer is done, then the next ones go in. . . Why use seed & water for that? Working 10-12… hrs a day for FedEx Ground, I do not have extra time; I often night water by flashlight… I was hoping the next crop – not yet selected – would like cool weather, & less care… water… what shall it be?

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