COVER CROPS in your Garden, WHY you Need THEM

COVER CROPS in your Garden, WHY you Need THEM.
It is so simple and easy to do. But the rewards are the best thing you can give to your soil. NO TILL

[scottmumme]

Big Salute to you! Brother, you have an excellent way of speaking! Your enthusiasm is very compelling.

Thank you for your publications! I will listen while I work and try to pick up some tips for my farming.

[dogslobbergardens]

Nothing to add, just commenting to help boost the channel. I really appreciate you encouraging and informing people in such a positive, down-to-earth way.

[kitsurubami]

I don't have much experience with cover cropping, but I have been aware and mindful of it for many years now. My area has extremely long droughts and very high clay soil. I have made many observations of the properties of soil during different periods of weather. One thing I recommend for the average person to understand cover cropping better is to dig down and inspect the soil at different depths, different locations, particularly comparing soil that has grass growing on it to nearby barren areas. Don't underestimate the complexity of your unique soil situation. There is so much to learn from those first hand observations. It is truly fascinating.

[louisbrentnell]

Growing sorgram Sudan grass in the summer zone 8 b. It’s 8 feet and some hitting 10 feet. Thanks for all of your help Mark!

[vanessamanihera]

Hello from New Zealand. Subscribed! Wow this is awesome stuff thank you so much. I'm starting a vege garden and going to get into sunflowers even though we're already halfway through our summer...a practise run really. I've spent the last 2weeks researching sunflowers on YouTube and you win hands down. Im excited and looking forward to watching ALL of your well informed posts. Huge thumbs up!

[KaleidoscopeJunkie]

I just watched a sobering documentary about water shortages.
Rainwater gathers oxygen as it falls. City and well water lack that advantage.
Your info on deep roots and circulation/retention of rainwater is essential.
-KJ

[nancywebb]

I live in East Tn and grow vegetables for my food bank.I am growing greens this winter. I have planted winter rye between the rows in some areas and clover in others. I am trying to keep roots in the ground for the microorganisms and worms.

[liasosa]

When is the best time to start growing cover crops? Please give examples of type of cover crops one should consider. Thank you

[biancaarmstrong]

Do you do cover crops around your perennial plants? For example, blueberry bushes?? I'm preparing my soil with dried leaves. I have an established blueberry bush, but I plan to plant 6 more blueberry bushes in the area.

[formationnow]

Great video! So jealous of your tomatoes!
We have a few areas in our backyard that is our garden space. Since it is a smallish area should we do cover cropping? If so do you have recommendations for best thing to use. I’m hoping to increase our garden plot size this fall and to be ready for spring planting by trying out your cover crop ideas. Thanks so much for info. (I live in zone 6B and our first frost is usually toward end of October.)

[GinaSiska]

Learning a lot from you, as usual 😁. Looking forward to more videos, thanks for taking the time to teach us!

[MariaRodriguez-jmfp]

Hi Mark. What about weeds? Should they be pulled out or cut at the base and leave the roots in. This is all new to me.

[mcsus]

Is clover a good cover crop?
I can pick it once in a while for my chickens they love it and it just grows right back.

[petarzaikov]

Greetings, i was hoping for an advice on a ground cover that requires low maintanance (no mowing), i am currently considering (oxalis corniculata) and many people say that its really invasive, but i don't see that as a bad thing as long as it does not harm the soil and it will grow yearroung (Im in a zone 8) "Some other internet research suggests Dichondra... I highly value your opinion, please share :)

[atrinalmani]

Hi Mark, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I never miss watching any of your videos.
I have a question, can we use parsley as a cover crop since it has a tap root or it won’t be as effective?

[jeremycoulbourn]

Zone 7A.. when should I start whiter rye seeds? A couple weeks ago I planted more squash starts after my potatoe harvest. Thanks!!

[insidethegardenwall]

Mark,
I have been thinking of what type(s) of cover crop(s) I should use in October when the growing season wraps up. I tried winter rye but it was hard to kill in Spring. Daikon didn’t germinate well in October last year but they were popping up everywhere in Spring.

I need two things:

1. A winter kill cover crop that I can interplant right now with my overwintering brassicas.

2. A cover crop that’ll germinate well in late October when I pull out the warm season crops.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[yusuf]

aren't weeds some kind of cover crop ? from what I understand, they do all the things you mentioned in the video. Water holding, rooting, getting sun and the carbon to the soil etc..

[jHeyJude]

Hello Mark- You talk about the "living root" and what it provides. Regarding Winter Rye what about a dead root? Are we suppose to leave the root in the ground after it dies off in the spring? Also, in one of your vids re; planting the w rye, you say to use the 1/2 " (i think) cardboard. Can i use thinner cardboard and if not, what is the reasoning behind the thick(er) cardboard. .Any info would be helpful as i just got my seeds and anxious to plant to break up my red sticky icky clay. I'm planting radish too - thanks to your vids this all is much less confusing, as most presenters assume newbies know this stuff. Thank you for your hard work JD

[halsteward]

Great Video my Friend.

Curious what was that Variety of Tomatoes

Take Care Thanks Mark ‼️