#covercrops — Public Fediverse posts

New guide shows how home gardeners can boost soil health with cover crops https://www.allforgardening.com/1935872/new-guide-shows-how-home-gardeners-can-boost-soil-health-with-cover-crops/ #AaronSteil #AjayNair #CoverCrops #GardeningIowa #HomeGardening #Iowa #IowaStateUniversityExtensionAndOutreach #PestManagement #SoilHealth #VegetableGardening

This was my first time trying a cover crop for weed suppression in the garden, and I think it's been a success!

My lazy method was to let some volunteer grass grow tall here over the winter and strim it when it had green seeds, around the end of March. Then I covered it with a tarp until it was time to plant beans in mid May. This spot previously had frequent mullein, herb robert, and grasses.

#gardening #WeedManagement #SoilBuilding #CoverCrops #NoTill