FALL COVER CROPS WISH I KNEW This 10 Years Ago

how do you terminate a field? for each type of cover crop?

Love love this is what I’m talking about.

Can you show other cover crops

I learned about cover cropping and building fertile soil from hard clay in "The One Straw Revolution" by Masanobu Fukuoka, in 1984.

Great video. Showing roots help us to better understand!

mark
i planted winter rye in my raised beds last fall. i didnt have enough time to let it go to seed before it was time to plant the garden. that being said i found it difficult to terminate the rye. any suggestions?

So what do I do in the spring, cut off the tops to use as green manure and leave the roots in the ground? Plant around them? I have raised beds

This was super helpful, thank you so much!

How would I keep the deer from eating my cover crop?

Thank you very much, I will get on it

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How hard is it to kill offthe winter rye in the spring? & How?

How do you terminate the cover crop in the spring when you want to plant your garden? Something like winter rye is going to grow back in the spring and want to go to seed.

Dear Mark, thank you for your great videos. 2 questions - I have avoided winter rye as a cover crop because I have heard they end up competing with your crops? What is your experience? Also I bought different varieties of sunflower seeds as I was inspired by one of your previous videos. Now you say don't plant the larger sunflowers? Why? And what to do with those seeds? Also I am in zone 6B. I am home gardener - lots of fruit trees and berries and veggies and herbs. Thank you!

This past winter was the first time I planted cover crop. I’m very happy with hairy fetch, pea, etc. The one that did best was winter rye. What should I do with the grass? Will it die off by itself or do I have to pull it?

I'm in Canada and as far as I can see this is totally useless for my climate.

I live in northernBaja California. Zone 10. Which cover crop is best to plant In the fall. My husband plants oats in our fields in November but they don’t come up until the rains start in Dec. Jan. Is rye the best for my garden regarding hardiness? We have cold winters and hot summer. Thank you!

I’ve watched literally hundreds of videos on cover cropping and nobody did even close to as good of a job as you did, thank you so much. You really really helped me and I’m sure many many others.

Well explained Mark. You make it so easy to understand. Thanks and God Bless

Im looking to plant a cover crop in the fall this year. I have heavy clay soil that really lacks nitrogen. Will a cover crop fix nitrogen deficiency or do I need to add nitrogen before planting the cover crop?

Hi Mark. I built a raised bed similar to what you showed (much lower but using a lot of wood chips, then leaves and grass clippings, a little high-clay soil. After 3 years I threw a bunch of sunflower seeds and some wildflower seed mix and I think I must have also thrown in buckwheat just to see if I could get it going as a growing medium. Last year when I tried just sunflower seeds, no luck at all. This year I got a ton of buckwheat but nothing else. Should we leave the roots in this fall or cut them off? Is there a chance the sunflowers might still come through?

Our country has got no frost and much rain. Only I can use barley because it only needs less water.

roots alone will not generate 25% air

What winter plants do ya recommend for zone 7

There's an ebook online called
Managing cover crops 3rd edition
You can get the pdf for free or pay em like twenty bucks for a hard copy.
It's 5.56 Mb
Think I somehow found it through territorial seed co

Where can I find more information about planting winter cover crops in the fall for harsh winters? Here in Northern California in the mountains we get a lot of freezing temperatures and a little bit of snow. I didn't understand you said if the roots are going to die off in the winter they won't serve their purpose, or.. it seemed a bit nuanced. Thank you!

Thank you again for another great video. The chart is a big helper. I was looking for crops to plant in the fall to get my soil ready for the next season.

Simply one of the best resources out there to get folks the info we need ! Thank you so much for such great knowledge sharing.

Would you cover crop grow bags? (Ohio)

I will definitely be utilizing sunflowers as a soil builder! Great content!

Curious as to finding good organic winter rye seed

I read sunflowers remove heavy metals in your soil

What do you do with the cover crop in the spring when it’s time to plant your crops?

Thank you i have been putting coffee grounds and my egg shells in the garden not knowing if this was ok

Mark I learned from you earlier about the huge roots of the sunflower and now I followed the sunflower 2 seasons without disturb the soil ( no tilting) it's the best result I've tried and I tested 6 other methods and less work and less water and definitely my most productive way for tomatoes
But I've been trying to raise the biggest sunflower I can and I layout the sunflower in a square each space where I plan to follow with the tomato seedlings and do follow the sunflower for 2 seasons of tomato seedlings.
You said use the medium sunflower I'm asking how do you space the sunflower plant?
Thanks

You don't compost on your farm? Do you ship your waste plant matter off site? "Dear God, don't let that rot here!" Hahaha, I'm being over the top silly, please don't be insulted.

I have heard that dandelions thrive by breaking up dense soils with their tap roots. I think there might be a use case for intentional dandelion crops to loosen packed soils. I'm onboard for growing something that will benefit my ability to grow food, rather than letting weeds take over for the winter. Planning to try a clover mix this year.

Fighting compaction

Do u have a video about terminating cover crop? ❤

What cover crops can be used in the low AZ desert , 115 and above temps for summer cover crops before my Bermuda grows? I don't grow anything in the summer months

Best gardeninf video ever

So if you plant a cover crop how do you prepare the soil for planting in the spring? Till it under?

I live in northern Ohio and do a mix of raised bed’s and in ground gardening , I assume the winter rye or clover would work in my area? My actual question is what do I do with the cover crop come planting time next spring?

I also suggest looking into mycorrplus.

Thank you! 🍃🌸🍃

How to plant hairy vetch?

I love it. Thank you very much. I learned a lot. Things are changing fast since I got my MG Certification 20 years ago.

thank you!

Brilliantly presented. Thanks!