- Register Today! Flower Growing in Southern States
- Learning Resources: Jang Seeder: How to Maximize Its Potential
- Learning Resources: Fundamentals of Cucumber Grafting
- Learning Resources: One-Cut Lettuces • Insights & Techniques for Small Farms
- Learning Resources: Tomato Variety Trends • How Breeding Influences Your Seed Selection
- Learning Resources: New for 2023 • Vegetables & Herbs
- Learning Resources: New for 2023 • Flowers & Floral Supplies
- Learning Resources: Cover Cropping for Field & Garden with Collin Thompson
- Learning Resources: Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour
- Learning Resources: Climate Adaptation for Vegetable & Flower Farmers
- Learning Resources: Baby Leaf Greens: 12 Picks for Market Growers
- Learning Resources: Tomatoes • 10 Unsung Heroes
- Learning Resources: Peppers • Mostly Sweet with a Touch of Heat
- Learning Resources: New for 2022 • Our Top Selections for You
- Learning Resources: Producer Cooperatives for Small-Scale Farmers
- Learning Resources: Beat the Heat • Lettuce & Specialty Greens for Southern Growers
- Learning Resources: Top-Performing Pumpkins for the Market Garden
- Learning Resources: Overwinter Flowers • How to extend your growing season with cold-hardy annuals
- Learning Resources: Slow Flowers Floral Forecast
- Learning Resources: Fundamentals of Tomato Grafting
Johnny's Educational
WEBINAR RESOURCES
Cover Cropping for Field & Garden • with Collin Thompson, Johnny's Farm Ops Manager
About Our Presenter
Collin Thompson joined Johnny's as Farm Operations Manager in early 2021, having previously managed farms in Virginia, Michigan, and Iowa. He holds a BS in Environmental Biology and a Master's in Sustainable Food Systems. With his team, Collin uses an integrated approach to manage over 200 mixed active/fallow acres combining organic, sustainable, and low-input practices to support the breeding, trialing, and seed production activities at Johnny's.

Q&A Moderator
Wesley Palmer has a degree in biology from Valdosta State University, where he began his professional career as the Natural Resources Specialist for Moody Airforce Base. Following his passion for agriculture, Wesley moved to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he served as assistant farm manager on an organic farm. Originally from Georgia, Wesley moved to Maine in 2018 and now divides his time between Maine and Georgia as Johnny's Territory Sales Representative for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and U.S. Island Territories.

OVERVIEW: Johnny's Selected Seeds' Research Farm is based in Albion, Maine, with 9 satellite fields nearby. Farm Operations Manager Collin Thompson's program for the farm focuses on building and maintaining a foundation of soil health on the basis of resilient soil systems that include cover cropping, crop rotations, and organic management. Collin touches on the following key aspects of cover cropping in the webinar.
- Determining cover cropping goals; e.g., biomass production, weed suppression, nitrogen fixation, and soil conditioning.
- Crop species selection and resources for decision making, including families and categories of cover crops (grasses, legumes, broadleaf) and online and print resources.
- Cover crop establishment and management, including field and garden bed prep; tools and supplies; weed management; and water management.
- Cover crop termination, including winterkill vs. winter-hardiness; tools, methods, and timing for termination; and residue management.
A Q&A session follows the presentation, for which Collin is joined by Wesley Palmer as moderator.
Webinar Resources for Cover Cropping for Field & Garden
Cover Cropping for Field & Garden, with Collin Thompson, Johnny's Farm Ops Manager • Webinar • VIDEO
Here is a video of the webinar presentation and Q&A session. The full video runs 90 minutes. Watch…
Cover Cropping for Field & Garden Webinar Recap / Slideshow • 54-pp PDF
A downloadable, 54-pp printable recap of our Cover Cropping for Field & Garden Webinar with Collin Thompson, Johnny's Farm Ops Manager. View…
Additional Resources on Cover Cropping

Shown is our Peas & Oats Mix, holding ground between rows of cut-flower crops at Johnny's Tool Demo Garden, Albion, Maine, September 2022.
FARM SEED & COVER CROP LIBRARY
Johnny's offers a number of resources on cover cropping basics, farmscaping, and regenerative farming.
Visit our Farm Seed Library to browse our cover cropping content, including articles on farm seed and cover crop applications, decision-making, key growing information, comparison charts, and more. Learn More…
Visit our Farm Seed Library to browse our cover cropping content, including articles on farm seed and cover crop applications, decision-making, key growing information, comparison charts, and more. Learn More…