Cover Crops

The use of green manure cover crops is a popular practice among many growers, including the home gardener. Learn about green manure and how to use these cover crops in this article.

By Nikki Tilley

You no doubt have heard about the four-leaf clover, but few gardeners are familiar with kura clover plants. Kura is a forage legume and if you are interested in growing kura as a groundcover or establishing kura clover for some other use, this article will help.

By Teo Spengler

Are there any benefits to using native plants as cover crops? Click here to learn more about vegetable cover cropping with native plants.

By Laura Miller

Field brome grass can be used as a cover crop to control erosion and enrich the soil. For more information, click the following article.

By Laura Miller

Agronomy is the science of soil management, land cultivation, and crop production. People who practice agronomy are finding great benefits in planting teff grass as cover crops. What is teff grass? Click here to find out how to grow teff grass cover crops.

By Amy Grant

Sudangrass is a fast-growing cover crop that has a broad root system and can grow in many areas. This makes the plant excellent at rejuvenating areas that have been over-cropped and compacted or low in nutrients. Learn more about growing it in this article.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Cover crops can be tilled back into the soil to improve its nutrients or organic content. This is useful for fixing clay soil with cover crops. Click this article for more information about cover crop plants for clay soil.

By Teo Spengler

Rotating cover crops has been recognized as an important part of gardening. Why rotate cover crops? It promotes better soil texture and drainage, better nutrient content, and reduces pest and disease issues. Click this article for more information.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Cover crops add nutrients to depleted soils, prevent weeds, and control erosion. Which type of cover crop you use depends on which season it is and what your specific needs are in the area and hardiness zone. In this article, we'll discuss growing cover crops in zone 7.

By Darcy Larum

Buckwheat uses extend to those in gardens where buckwheat can be used as a cover crop. How then, to grow buckwheat in the home garden? Read this article to learn more about the growth and care of buckwheat plants.

By Amy Grant

Alsike clover is an extremely adaptable plant that grows along roadsides and in moist pastures and fields. If you've never considered growing hybridum alsike clover, perhaps you should. Click on the article that follows to learn more.

By Mary H. Dyer

Very few nitrogen fixing cover crops are as breathtaking as crimson clover. With their bright crimson red, conical blooms and tall fleecy stems, one might think a field of crimson clover was planted purely for aesthetic appeal. Click here for more information.

By Darcy Larum

Cover crops are not just for farmers. Home gardeners can also use this winter cover to improve soil nutrients, prevent weeds, and stop erosion. Legumes and grains are popular cover crops, and triticale as a cover crop is great too. Learn more about it here.

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Most legumes grown in the home garden, including beans and peas, are annual plants, which means they complete a life cycle in a single year. Perennial legumes, on the other hand, are those that live for more than two years. Learn more about these in this article.

By Mary H. Dyer

Velvet beans are very long climbing vines that produce white or purple flowers and deep purple bean pods. They?re popular as medicine, cover crops, and occasionally as food. Learn more about planting and growing velvet beans in this article.

By Liz Baessler