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Advantages of Cover Crops
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.
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Legume Cover Crops | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing LEGUME cover crops. Read more for a successful harvest!
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 learning resource page for our introductory webinar on cover cropping for field and garden, presented by Johnny's Farm Operations Manager Collin Thompson.
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.
"Which cover crop should I plant?.. Where and when do I plant it?.. When and how should it be terminated?.. What do I put in there next?" Here's help with a 5-step decision-making process from Jason Lilley, our local Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Professional, and Johnny's Selected Seeds.
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Farm Seed Key Growing Information Index: Crop-by-Crop Planting Essentials
A crop-by-crop listing of farm seed / cover crops that we offer, with links to the essential sowing, planting, and growing information required to get you started.
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Pearl Millet for Forage, Cover or Grain (Pennisetum glaucum) | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum) as a green manure, cover crop, and/or forage crop. Read more for a successful harvest!
A crop-by-crop guide to the best types and varieties of vegetables for winter growing success, ranked by level of difficulty in winter production, from the research team at Johnny's Selected Seeds.