A large raised garden bed with leeks growing alongside a green manure cover crop to suppress weeds and enrich the soil - La Huertina De Toni/Shutterstock It's common for home gardeners to give their ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our crop fields. Compost, composted or aged manure, fertilizers and lime can all ...

I've heard about something called a cover crop for the vegetable garden. I don't know what that is. Could you tell me about them? Cover crops are an old, well-known way of building up the soil of your ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, ...

As the vibrant colors of summer give way to the crisp air of late fall, gardeners face the critical task of preparing their soil for the upcoming seasons. One of the most effective strategies to ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

Right now, it seems like vegetable garden season will go on forever. But we know that eventually the cold weather will show up and put an end to our garden. Since we know it’s going to happen, let’s ...

It's common for home gardeners to give their vegetable patches a spell before planting the next crop. But having the soil sitting bare can cause problems you may not be aware of. If your area ...