How to Choose the Right Cover Crop for What You Need

This video answers: what makes a good cover crop, what are good cover crops for mulching, what are good cover crops for fertility, what are good cover crops for adding soil organic matter, what are good winter cover crops, what cover crops die over winter, and more!

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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.”

[heritagefamilydental]

I’m almost done with the book it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read no joke absolutely love it

[DonnaRatliff]

I've never done cover crops but sounds like what I need because hauling in woodchips, leaves and forest floor matter is getting harder for me as I age. 👍 Thanks for the tips.

[johntheherbalistg]

One thing about I've noticed about rye is that it really helps breaking down woody residue. I've seen rye set roots right through weathered hardwood. It grows all by itself at my family home, so it's an easy winter cover for me. Anyway, I have been ripping out patches of it before, and had a whole ass tree branch come up with a clump, on multiple occasions. I've also seen it grow right over the top of my summer wood chips and mostly eat them before spring.

[fouroakfarm]

Love the encouragement to collaborate. Buckwheat is my favorite summer cover but I always make sure to tell people to BEWARE SEED SET. Very easily turns weedy if you let it go too long and easy to get lulled into complacency with those beautiful insect attracting flowers :)

[guloguloguy]

WOW!!! THANK YOU, FOR THIS OVERVIEW OF "COVER CROPS, !! THERES SO MANY "BENEFITS" TO USING THEM, ON ANY SIZE GARDEN, OR FARM! THIS SHOULD BE FUN!!...☘

[inezvasquez]

My goal is to improve the soil for my animals, I have goats and chickens. This sight is exactly what i was looking for. I will be purchasing your book. Plus one for our local monastery.

[flatsville]

SARE on-line covercrop guide is a great resource.

[ifeyinwaodiaka]

Enjoy your authenticity, simplicity & overall vibe in the videos

[addisonfach]

Love the idea of having cover crops between rows to store carbon in the soil and build nutrients

[NorthernGrownProduce]

love that this guy started with nothing more than questions and desires...even longterm growers can read his book on an annual basis and continue to learn

[Lawiah]

Your delivery was smooth and to the point; that rehearsal video made a big difference. Thank you.
I'm of the frame of mind when planting out doors in soil;
o First NTG commandment - always build soil,
o Second NTG commandment - always plant into cover crops,
o Third NTG commandment - always feed the Beneficial microorganisms.

Yeah, Incentives are good, I learned that in rehab!

[billmoody]

I went to settings and went to 3/4 speed. I'm from the south and my ears couldn't keep up.(neither could my brain) --- I would be one that would like more videos on cover crops; like what blends of cover crops you use. I'm half way thru the book, good job.

[NorthernThaiGardenGuy]

I live in Thailand. I have an operating assumption that I am working through right now and that is that my home has heavy metal contamination. So I am using Indian and White Mustard to help clean my soil along with a 2 stage Bioremediation process for the green waste (involving BSFL and African Nightcrawlers).

[Anon-xdcf]

You think those who are already subscribed are awesome?

This is my first video of yours... I came for some basic cover crop knowledge (because that is what the other video have been giving me so far)... Then at 4:20 (ish) you started talking the kind of sense that makes me a true "Instant fan".

You have at least one new subscriber off the back of this video but more importantly from the points made between 4:20 and say 6:00 ish.
I learned...or rather I finally connected some dots... in just 90 seconds of your one video I have just seen for the first time something which is not only relevant to my current problem but something I have been struggling to put into easily explainable terms for a while.


YOU are awesome.

[wolfebilt]

Great talk, thanks for showing the planted corn mix cover crops behind. I can't believe how fast that all has grown since your garlic harvest.
Love the clover as a cover crop as it is a great pollinator/bee attractor too.

[teatimetraveller]

In the uk agricultural mustard is used to reduce the population of wire worm which is a serious pest of horticultural crops. Caliente mustard is marketed as being the best for this.

[christinegrem]

Thank you for specifying the needs of which cover crops I happily planted hairy vetch which welcomed the bees however I didn’t realize I needed a space of time before I could plant that area

[wildedibles]

I buy big bags of oats and sunflower seeds and feed them to the rabbits especially over the winter
That bedding is pine shavings and hay
That goes into the gardens in the fall and spring
Sometimes the mix is hot so i wait on planting
I also sprinkle more sunflower and oats to make sure i have an even thick coverage
The wild birds eat lots lol
I have chickens now so i add scratch grains to this mix
I use what i have
I grow seeds to like let your radish go to seed and plant Them back, turnips :)
I put Extra squash in late too because the biomass from one seed is huge! And i grew my own seeds for these fillers ;) and if the squash gets in the way you grew the seed anyway and i know mine are crossed so no big deal trimming or removing it if it gets in the way
Thanks for inspiring me in the first place about cover crops
I share your interest in inter cropping and how plants get along or don't lol
Much love xoxox thanks

[marykeiser]

Well spoken. I just ordered your book, directly from no-Till Growers!!

[patrickgrimes]

Great presentation. Absolutely beautiful farm.