Cover Crops Library

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Hairy Vetch

How to grow hairy vetch as a cover crop: fall sowing with a grain, inoculant, seeding rates, soil and light, and how to terminate it before seed set.

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Buckwheat - Quick & Easy Cover Crop

Buckwheat as a fast summer cover crop: weed smothering, soil conditioning, pollinator and beneficial insect habitat, seeding rates and how to manage the stand.

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5 Steps to Choosing Spring Cover Crops

Plan spring cover crops by setting goals, timing, equipment and region, with examples like spring green manure mix, oats, buckwheat and clovers.

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How to Grow Teff

How to grow teff as a cover crop or hay: weed suppression, firm seedbed, warm-soil sowing, rates, soil, hay cuttings and termination.

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Peas (Cover Crops)

How to grow field peas as a cover crop: uses, inoculation, sowing depth and rates, light and soil, seed harvest and turning under.

Comparison Chart

Cover Crops & Farm Seed | Comparison Chart (PDF)

Compare seed type, sowing season, minimum germination temperature, hardiness zone/frost-sensitivity, growth rate, seed sowing rate/square area; seeding depth, and recommended uses.