Black Oat
Avena strigosa: Black oat is a winter annual cereal that provides great weed control, especially against broadleaf weeds. Plant b...
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Winter Pea
Pisum sativum: Producers should plant winter pea in September. Winter pea grows on a vine, similar to vetch. This cold-hardy, a...
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Canola/Rapeseed
Brassica napus: Canola/rapeseed is a winter annual. Producers should plant canola between September and early October when ...
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High tunnels extend the spring, fall and winter growing season in southern climates. During the summer, it can be difficult to grow anything...
Read More about Organic High Tunnel Cover Crop Soil Management
There are several different management options for vegetables, like cantaloupe. One option is to use a roller/crimper and terminate the cove...
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Careful management is essential to maximize benefits from a cover crop. This is no different from the care and intensive management farmers ...
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Choosing the right cover crop for your cropping system is an important step in the planning process.
What does the cover need to provide ...
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Properly managed cover crops protect the soil surface from water/wind erosion and remediate soil compaction. Growing plants feed the soil ec...
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Just as cover crops provide a natural suppression for soil diseases and pests, they also assist in weed suppression. Weed resistance managem...
Read More about Cover Crop Biomass Influences Weed Suppression
Producers have been planting legumes in crop rotations to improve soil fertility for many decades, especially in the southeastern United Sta...
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