Create Amazing garden soil with this $5 cover crop blend.

With #fall quickly approaching its time to think cover cropping. #covercrops are great for #organicgardening, they provide bio mass and can add nitrogen and onther beneficial elements to your soil. Every fall you need to do this. #gardening doesnt have to be expensive or difficult. Follow along for all the tips.
My mixture
1. Annual rye
2. Crimson clover
3. Oats
4. Austrian winter peas

[@fernandadeehan9466]

Thanks for this information! I live in a warm tropical climate so I'm sure cover crops would overwinter. Would cutting them down in the spring also work instead of covering with a tarp?

[@TheAlexcassun]

Thanks for the video, it was really helpful. Did you buy the seeds for cheap from Ace or were you just reusing bags?

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

It was from our local feed store. I’m not sure if they get their stuff via Ace or not, but I can’t imagine them using the bags if Ace wasn’t involved in some way

[@emkn1479]

I’ve been picking up beans and spice seeds from the grocery store and deer food plot mixes from the farm/feed store. I wish the ACE here had bulk seeds!

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

@@emkn1479 yeah buying in bulk is the way to go. Our feed store has a whole room of seeds you can get by the pound. You can always just use dried beans from the grocery store pretty cheap. I’ve done that with good success

[@StacieShep]

Awesome! Could you harvest and eat the oats if you wanted to?

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

I think so but they may need special treatment. Some grains can’t be eaten straight from the plant. I’ll have to research. Thanks!

[@bluecreekdetectors]

I've always thought about planting cover crops but never did. I like the clover idea best I think. Do they effect the tubers of other plants like irises and canna? Like if I clear the cover crop in the spring.

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

I don’t see why not! You can always terminate the cover crop in spring if it does overwinter

[@kimberroth4658]

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[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

Thanks. 🙏

[@ananke2104]

Can it be applied in very cold climate , for example zone 3 ?

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

Yes! But you may need to start earlier than I do because of your earlier frost date. However I think some varieties such as winter rye may be able to over winter for you.

[@ananke2104]

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener
Thank you for reply !