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.
"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.
The top 10 applications and benefits of incorporating cover crops into your system, from growing your own inputs and forage to attracting and sustaining beneficial insects.
An introduction to the primary benefits of using a variety of grass–legume combinations for multispecies cover-cropping on your farm.
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.
Cover cropping isn't just for large farms—it's a sustainable practice that can boost your garden's health and productivity! This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools to incorporate cover crops into your home garden.
Develop a plan for springtime cover cropping with these simple guidelines 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.
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.
A slide deck recap of takeaways from our Garden Cover Crops webinar.
A review of the tools and methods that can be used to terminate cover crops at various scaled of production, including no-till options.
Watch a video of our webinar, Garden Cover Crops & Green Manures