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Episode 17: Cover Cropping
Encyclopedia Botanica
English - October 14, 2016 16:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 271 ratingsDesign Arts Leisure Hobbies gardening organicgardening vegetablegardening Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 16: The Organic Seed Alliance Field Day
Next Episode: Episode 18: Applying Compost to the Fall Garden
Cover cropping is the practice of growing a crop specifically to generate organic matter, protect the soil, and increase soil nutrient levels.
In this episode, we discuss how cover crops work and why they are an incredibly important and effective way to maintain soil health and capture soil on site, but also why the practice of cover cropping can be tricky to employ in a home garden.
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