Choosing the right cover crops for your garden depends on your climate, soil type, and what you plan to plant in the spring. Luckily, there are plenty of great options to suit any situation, and I ...

For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for harvest.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.

Q • I’ve read that planting a cover crop in fall can be good for a vegetable garden, but I don’t know much about it. Can you give me some information about cover crops for home gardens?

Cover crops that will help you suppress weeds in your garden are legumes and non-legumes. Legume cover crops include varieties of clover, vetch, and peas. Non-legume cover crops consist of cereal ...

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

Since we know it’s going to happen, let’s talk about a couple of things that often get overlooked that could help us out next year: crop rotation and cover crops. If you are like me, you have ...

KC Gardens The cover crops you put in last autumn have done their job. Here’s what to do next By Anthony Reardon. Updated May 13, 2025 2:22 PM.

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden ...