Cold-Weather Crops You Can Still Grow Under A Simple Cover. Image Source: ShutterstockWinter doesn't have to slam the brakes ...

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. If you’re not acquainted with ...

It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and ...

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love. Agronomy experts at the University of Vermont, North Dakota State University and the ...

Hot, dry conditions that helped this year’s Paddock Fire grow to nearly 190,000 acres in southwest Idaho also slowed some cover crops planted near the burn scar to help sustain mule deer and elk that ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plan for cover crops to be planted in fall. Cover crops, also called green manure, ...

Winter is officially here and those summer vegetable gardens are now a (hopefully) fond memory. What should you do with all that empty garden space? Of course, there’s always winter vegetables such as ...

Newly planted winter camelina seedlings sprout in little green rows at the University of Minnesota field plots on the St. Paul campus. The winter annual plant is one of 15 breeds University ...

Plan your cover crop termination strategy now. Consider species mix, weather conditions and nutrient management for best ...

When it comes to seeding rates for winter legume cover crops, more seed doesn't necessarily mean much more biomass production and weed suppression. A recent study for specialty crop growers by the ...