Cool Season Cover Crops to Plant Now!

Which cool season cover crops am I planting in my Ohio garden in September and October? I share in this video!

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Cover Crop Resources
1:20 Red Clover
03:05 Green Chef- sponsor
04:57 Crimson Clover
05:36 Hairy Vetch
06:26 Spring Oats
06:47 Winter Peas
07:20 Tiller Radish
08:37 Mustard
10:18 A word on watering
11:07 Winter Rye
11:50 Additional options for planting late- Canola, Winter Oats, Winter Wheat, Winter Triticale

[dawnlapuh]

Finally….someone in my zone. Someone who responds to their video posts. Someone who is so advanced in gardening. Someone who shared primary website support. Jenna, can we do lunch? I have a list of questions (seriously). I have been a YouTube gardener for like 8 years, smh, and still feel so inadequate. So happy to find you! Thank you, sincerely

[alensley]

Planted crimson clover in VA. last fall and it was beautiful in the spring. Planted more about a week ago. Also tried a mixed variety last year with peas, vetch, mustard, daikon radish and winter wheat. It done well also. If I thought our garden would be as bad as this year(drought) I'd plant mostly cover crops.

[emkn]

I threw tiller/forage radish out in a rough area and they’re germinating! A great resource I just found is the deer hunting section at Tractor Supply. They have bags of seed for a pretty good price (no shipping, locally available)—I was so happy to find them! They call their daikon “deer radish, ” and they have other types as well. I’ve seen bulk seeds at other feed/farm stores in the area. I get overwhelmed with all the online options, I was so glad to find something nearby. This was my first attempt, but I can see that I’ll be getting into it more in the future, for sure!

[johnsix]

due to zero rain here in Columbus my oats and peas have no came up but Oil seed radish has!!

[bdwon]

Still Summer here! 98 degrees Fahrenheit on Sept 22, Central Texas.

[anthonymilligan]

Thanks Jenna and as we know that even though the end of the season of major gardening is over and sad, it makes me happy to winter over the beds and plant some cold crops. As always your tips and ideas are the best!!

[MGFBFC]

Thank you you do a great job. Jenna, for mustard to release the glucosinolates the leaves need to be broken up - usually it is tilled in to act as a fumigant.

[brianseybert]

I need to do more cover cropping. Thanks for the resources.
Dr. Elaine Ingham noted the importance of living roots in the soil 365 days a year. That is what got me started.
Enjoy your videos, Stay Well!!!!

[dariagoetsch]

Great video on cover crops, we love using crimson clover in our garden just because it is so pretty.

[brianczuhai]

I just saw your other "The Best Cool Season Cover Crop Blend!" video. Answered the questions I had. These are really, really, good.

[jasonknight]

winter peas are nice, they're hardy, and they're tissue is soft. so its not difficult to get a bed decomposed and out of the way to plant.i find something like a rye alot of work as they root so strongly. thanks for the vid jenna!

[Andrea-sivs]

Ah! Glad you got selected for the trial! I signed up, but wasn't selected for the trial. This is a good reminder that I will need to procure my own seed this season sooner than later.

[michaelmarchione]

More good info! Every year I tell myself I'm going to do it...and then I don't. One of these days! Lol! Thanks for the how-to. Also thanks for the kind words about the Canada Goose! My grandfather also made whirligigs, in the 50's to early 60's. I have fond memories watching him. Take care!!!

[deecooper]

Didn’t realize it was that late in the year 🥴
Have to visit our farm store ! 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[Jacob-qrpl]

Absolutely fantastic video for the season! Glad I subbed!

[debrascott]

Thank you!! I am cover cropping for the first time this year and this is helpful!

[Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

Glad I found your channel, yes subbed and liked. I just wanted to say hi from my homestead in northwest Florida. I am in 8b so I'm busily planting seeds in flats for my fall garden, my favorite time of year down here.

[osmia]

This is a great video. Chock full of information I wanted to know

[corinne]

I use red clover in zone 5, it seems to work great. I plant the summer crops in it, use it, white clover and crisom clover as a living mulch. (per Elliott Coleman)

[dustyflats]

I’m new to cover crops. Trying buckwheat and oat/pea blend in two beds. Thanks for the sites to look them up. I’m cautious about anything that can take over. Apparently buckwheat pulls phosphorus but I suppose if tilled in can release it back.
The clover will keep returning as I leave a couple patches for pollinators and they die back and rebloom again.
I remember mom planted crownavetch? Basically same as vetch you showed and it can be a bit invasive and a lot of vine. My dad always used winter rye to restart grass where wood pile was all winter. There is an annual and perennial rye that people should be aware of.