GROWER'S LIBRARY

Learn about the advantages of using cover crops, investing in your gardens and fields to reap future dividends of healthier, more productive cash crops.

In many climates and zones, winter is a good time to grow cover crops, to improve the soil tilth, prevent erosion, and provide forage for wildlife and domesticated animals. Here are some options and recommendations on winter cover crops, from Johnny's Selected Seeds.

Develop a plan for springtime cover cropping with these simple guidelines from Johnny's Selected Seeds.

An introduction to the primary benefits of using a variety of grass–legume combinations for multispecies cover-cropping on your farm.

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing LEGUME cover crops. Read more for a successful harvest!

A slide deck recap of Johnny's Cover-Cropping for Field & Garden Webinar. Topics: • Determining cover-cropping goals • Crop species selection & resources • Cover crop establishment & management • Cover crop termination

Plant buckwheat for a quick, easy, warm-season weed-control cover crop. It additionally serves as an insectary plant, and as a good interim set-up crop between spring and fall plantings. Here are some tips for getting a buckwheat crop up and growing, ahead of the weeds.

A convenient, downloadable and printable 4-pp brochure version of our article on the Top 10 Uses & Benefits of Cover Crops & Farm Seed. Includes information on appropriate cover crop choices for a year-round seasonal phase approach to incorporating cover crops into your sustainable agriculture and land use management program, from Johnny's Selected Seeds.

A learning resource page for our introductory webinar on cover cropping for field and garden, presented by Johnny's Farm Operations Manager Collin Thompson.

Farm Seed & Cover Crop Comparison Chart. Compare the following criteria / purposes: Seed Type, Sowing Season, Minimum Germination Temperature, Hardiness Zone/Frost-Sensitivity, Growth Rate, Seed Sowing Rate/Square Area; Seeding Depth, Nitrogen Fixation, Ability to Attract & Sustain Beneficial Organisims, Compaction Control, Erosion Control, Weed Suppression, Green Manure, Forage, and Biomass (Organic Matter).

Here is the full, 90-minute presentation of our webinar on Cover Cropping for Field & Garden with Collin Thompson, Johnny's Farm Ops Manager, including the Q&A session.

This page on Farm Seed & Cover Crop Uses highlights the top 10 applications and benefits of incorporating this crop line into your system, from growing your own inputs and forage to attracting and sustaining beneficial insects. Key primary uses include Green Manures, Erosion Control, Nitrogen Fixation, Compaction Control, Weed Suppression, Pest Management, Forage, Biomass, and Beneficial Insect Support.