Review: Cover Crop Benefits
You’ve just learned about the different types of urban cover crops, including their benefits and plant examples.
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Season Long
- This type of cover crop provides diversity and multiple root systems
- Plant examples:
- Millet
- Buckwheat
- Crimson Clover
- Radish
- Milpa is an alternative season long cover crop
- Its benefit is that many plants can be eaten/used
- Includes cucumber, pumpkin, squashes and watermelon
Fall Seeded (Frost Termination)
- Follows cool season crops
- Keeps the diversity and benefits of cover crops during winter
- Plant examples:
- Sub Clover
- Sorghum Sudangrass
- Soybean
- Allows snow to catch and add moisture to the garden
Fall Seeded (Biennials)
- This cover crop will harvest light, carbon and sugars through winter into spring
- The best time to plant is the middle of September
- Plant examples:
- Winter Rye
- Winter Wheat
- Winter Camelina
- Winter Peas
- Needs to be terminated so it doesn’t keep growing
- Remove sunlight for 7-10 days
Season Long
- This type of cover crop provides diversity and multiple root systems Plant examples:
- Millet
- Buckwheat
- Crimson Clover
- Radish
- Milpa is an alternative season long cover crop
- Its benefit is that many plants can be eaten/used
- Includes cucumber, pumpkin, squashes and watermelon
Fall Seeded (Frost Termination)
- Follows cool season crops
- Keeps the diversity and benefits of cover crops during winter
- Plant examples:
- Sub Clover
- Sorghum Sudangrass
- Soybean
- Allows snow to catch and add moisture to the garden
Fall Seeded (Biennials)
- This cover crop will harvest light, carbon and sugars through winter into spring
- The best time to plant is the middle of September
- Plant examples:
- Winter Rye
- Winter Wheat
- Winter Camelina
- Winter Peas
- Needs to be terminated so it doesn’t keep growing
- Remove sunlight for 7-10 days
Cover Crop Calculator
Use the SmartMix calculator to create a custom cover crop mix that’s just right for your field.