As I drove to work today, I saw first-hand the impact cover crops had on a farm field. Check out the difference in color!
Obviously, the darker soil was the one that had cover crops planted last year.
It was a combination of daikon radishes and clover.
Cover crops can help to build organic matter, break through a hard pan, and in general, improve soils.
Some common cover crops include a radish and clover mix.
Also, Sudex grass can also be used to improve soil and suppress weeds.
If you are not going to plant a garden or crop this year, consider planting a cover crop.
Sudex should be planted in May or early June and mowed a couple times in the summer.
Radish-clover mix should be planted in late summer, August-Early September. Radishes will die below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, but the clover will survive through the winter. The field can be cultivated in the spring.
Consider Cover Crops!
