After your last fall harvest, do you leave your beds bare? You could be missing out on the chance to introduce valuable nutrients to your soil. And worse yet, you could be giving pesky weeds the opportunity to take root in your garden.
The answer to this problem is to plant cover crops. Also called green manure crops, cover crops are fast-growing grasses, grains, legumes, or brassicas that grow during the late fall and winterand improve the overall health of your garden. In this article, we’ll explore how and why every gardener should grow cover crops. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
