Fall-planted cover crops provide many benefits to gardens

Put your garden to work over the winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in the spring provides many benefits. Fall-planted cover crops protect the soil from erosion over winter and reduce stormwater runoff into nearby waterways and storm sewers. They also help reduce weeds by forming ...

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