Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Cool Cover Crops
Cover crops in unused garden spaces can add nutrients, condition the soil, and attract pollinators. Master Gardener and long time cover cropper John Bowen will help you pick a cover to match your needs, space and schedule. He will discuss the pros and cons of several crop choices for WNC gardens and help you make a plan to maximize the benefits of creative cover crops.
Table of Contents
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Time Topic
0:00 Introduction
3:15 Cover crop benefits
4:24 Example
5:10 Bare bed
8:33 Mulched bed
11:45 Cover crop bed
18:17 Choosing a cover crop
18:50 Improve tilth
19:14 Scavenge nutrients
19:52 Nitrogen Fixation
21:48 Termination
22:28 Example-Winter Rye
37:50 Questions
44:17 Example-Clover
54:44 Example-Daikon Radish
58:50 Combinations
59:50 Resources
1:01:20 Conclusion
Reference Materials for this program
Related Article on this site: Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them