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Cool Cover Crops

Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Cool Cover Crops
John Bowen, EMGV

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
If you would like to view a particular portion of the video, here is the Table of Contents for the program with links.  The link will take you to the precise location in the YouTube video.
    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

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