I’ve been trying to read about and understand cover crops recently since they seem good for the soil. But I’m not sure if I grok exactly how to utilize them.
Last year, I rotatilled the garden, planted seeds, and then only weeded out the largest weeds (leaving the grasses and clovers) and ones that grew too close to the littler plants. This seems like the same concept as cover crops, but I’m not sure.
It seemed like the right thing to do, especially since the garden produced well, but what I’ve read makes it seem like it should be more… cultured? Labor-intense?
It also seems like there’s different kinds of cover crops, those that grow alongside the food, and those that are left to cover the field in the off season.
Maybe I’m just getting too many snippets of the whole picture, or I’m overthinking it, but I’d appreciate any insight ya’ll have to offer. Thanks 🙂
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