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It’s Time To Plant Cover Crops

By Wells Brothers
Thursday, September 10th, 2015

cover cropCover crop planting time has arrived. There are multitudes of reasons to plant a cover crop. They range from wanting to add green manure (nitrogen) to the soil to resting the gardener. Planting crops that have a nitrogen fixing ability (legumes) will yield green manure in the spring. Some of the most common legumes are peas, beans, clovers and vetches. To get the most from these crops you must inoculate the seeds prior to planting. Inoculants are specific to the type of seed, so make sure you get the correct one. Any excess inoculant you have should be added to the garden soil.

Cereal grains such as wheat, oats, rye and cereal type rye are cover crops that do not require inoculants. Cereal type rye will also trap root nematodes. They have no nitrogen fixing ability but will help with soil compaction, weed suppression and add a tremendous amount of organic material back into the garden in the spring.  All cover crops should be buried when planted.

When spring comes there are three ways to handle the cover crop. One method is to cut back the cover crop and then plant the veggies. The second method is to kill the cover crop with an appropriate herbicide at the recommended rate about a month before you plant your garden. The third is to turn (or till) the entire cover crop into the soil about two weeks before you plant. If you planted a grass type crop, make sure you add nitrogen or molasses.

 

 

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