This is the best explanation of cover crops I’ve ever heard. Outstanding!
@tarah6181 Жыл бұрын
It was so hard for me to find youtube gardeners from Arkansas zone 7b! I'm starting a garden on some very hard and depleted soil so you're videos have helped me a ton. I now know what I need to do this fall to get spring started off on the right foot next year. Thank you!
@hibiscus-dreams11 ай бұрын
Did you have any luck? I'm in Oklahoma zone 6a/7b
@marcuslarson53139 ай бұрын
Great video. I have gardened most of my life, but I just started to cover crop. I have hauled in hay/straw for years, but that could be replaced by cover cropping. Thanks for sharing your experience!
@patriciamiller8279 Жыл бұрын
This year is my first trying out cover crops. I got the garden mix from True Leaf - so it was great to see what I could expect from it! :) Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
@urbanharvestdfw Жыл бұрын
Same here I was wondering what I was gonna do with it I thought about using it like a micro green mix
@chelseycarrillo8824 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have watch a handful of videos on cover crops and this made it easy to understand and less intimidating. Other videos leave out what to do after you plant the seeds. Thank you
@cathymccall9199 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was the lesson of the month! So very informative and exactly the subjects I was intent on learning about. I agree, cover crop is where it's at for sure!
@Sasklahoma Жыл бұрын
I’m in 7b as well. Was just trying to figure out what I was going to do with my raised beds thank you so much for the tips
@stephenhope731911 ай бұрын
Good info on the cover crops. I have 7 planters that are 50 gallons each and a redwood bed 20 feet x 4 feet. I like to rotate cover crops in the 7 planters at 1 year increments. No hard frost here in 9b Sacramento. I cut and drop the cover crop in December and start a new one right away.Thanks for the video.
@davidk4184 Жыл бұрын
My problem with vetch was that when it seeded out, it became a weed. The birds spread it all over my garden, and being deep rooted, it is very difficult to pull out. It took me 2 years to get rid of it. I much prefer peas and oats for a fall cover crop.
@honeydew4576 Жыл бұрын
Super excellent video. Buying hairy vetch, garden cover crop blend, and subscribing! Thanks for your channel!
@phylissharp8396 Жыл бұрын
Great information, thank you! I will be using them for the first time and actually just ordered the garden blend yesterday!
@makeyourlifeeasier5794 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Cover crop info that I haven't seen elsewhere.
@peterstevens6555 Жыл бұрын
Summer is about to begin here in New Zealand ... 🙂🙂🙂
@crochetingaroundnewzealand Жыл бұрын
It's freezing!!!! Lol
@peterstevens6555 Жыл бұрын
@@crochetingaroundnewzealand We are having a late spring here ...about to plant my summer crop here !!!
@crochetingaroundnewzealand Жыл бұрын
@@peterstevens6555 its snowing most places. My seedlings are still tiny. I don't plant out until after labour weekend
@peterstevens6555 Жыл бұрын
Labour weekend aye... I'm here in Auckland wearing shorts, washing my windows at the moment!!!
@crochetingaroundnewzealand Жыл бұрын
@@peterstevens6555 lol show off
@pthomps11119 ай бұрын
Your video was very good cover crop information, thank you. It's strange how hard it is to get comprehensive info: seeding the cover to planting your vegetables into the terminated crop. So tanks for the tutorial.
@Pervydachny Жыл бұрын
Hello! I like your knowledge. I prefer clover, although other options are good. Thanks for the great info. Happiness to you👍🌻💙
@crystalcrosson19309 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this so easy. You rock girllll !
@crystalcrosson19309 ай бұрын
Good morning Jill I tried the code fallcover15 and that code is not working. Says enter a valid discount code. I called them again they say that code is not in system. The first call they said you would have to activate. Crazy response. Anyway could you call and ask them what the issue is. I would have not bought from them but you gave them a plug. Thank you so much. Im really enjoying your videos. Did my first cover crop with left over microgreen seeds. Buckwheat, mustard, kale and arugula. Mixed all together and spread. Something better than bare soil. Lol. Im ordering the garden cover mix for the back 40 about 1/4 acre to do you pick wildflowers in spring.
@miriammarquez4061 Жыл бұрын
How do you deal with slugs and snails 🐌
@jamesrobbins7976 Жыл бұрын
Great Video. Thanks
@teresaholland4790 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your beautiful work
@judyrobertson556410 ай бұрын
Very good video informative. God bless you and yours
@Jwayne1020 Жыл бұрын
Great video and information. What fertilizers and amendents to you side dress your corn with? Also do you use and pesticids to prevent worms? a video would be great
@sura2047 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@JohnJude-dp6ed19 күн бұрын
Question ⁉️ Hairy velch you didn't recommend for peppers.Any reason? I'd think peppers are much as tomatoes are needed Great video! I've followed buckwheat with sweet corn and fantastic results . I believe I will get a hairy velch for the tomato patch.. Thanks
@kaeliae2140 Жыл бұрын
You convinced me to try the 3rd option. :)
@thebeginnersgarden Жыл бұрын
I can't say enough about it! The seeds ended up germinating in just a few days!
@paigebrooke3614 Жыл бұрын
Great info! I am going to try cover crops in a couple of my raised beds. Would Hairy Vetch work in an established asparagus bed? I would like to use as weed control for the asparagus bed as long as it did not interfere with asparagus roots.
@thebeginnersgarden Жыл бұрын
I can't say for sure since I haven't tried it and I haven't researched it. But it might not be a bad idea to consider. Most legumes are shallow rooted, so it might work well.
@rbthegardennannyllc42198 ай бұрын
So what did you do with the buckwheat that you pulled up? Could you have planted something else instead of the cover crop like another vegetable. So say you have harvested the potatoes could you grow a tomato or cucumber instead of Buckwheat if you still have more time in your growing season? Then later on harvest that and then put in the harry vetch? Thanks for this video. Very helpful.
@Deb999Deb11 ай бұрын
I'm in Texas 8A. We've had a hot and dry summer. I have cedar mulch in my garden and it works wonderfully. Would like to try cover crops for the many soil benefits. Would you recommend leaving the mulch to finish decomposing and scatter cover crop seeds over top? Or, remove the mulch and then scatter the cover crop seeds? I'd like to make the transition.
@thebeginnersgarden11 ай бұрын
I’d rake off the mulch and plant the cover. The mulch can be reused in another area or save it for next season.
@vinoctomo4710 ай бұрын
I wonder if anyone composts the cover crop cuttings? I know its at seed about the time it gets cut, but it might be good to compost. Thanks for the very informative, easy to follow video. Happy gardening.
@thebeginnersgarden10 ай бұрын
Yes, I do!
@crochetingaroundnewzealand Жыл бұрын
Can't find the other video. Link please
@cocoamoco35576 ай бұрын
How long does it take for Crimson Clover to flower? I broadcast mine in Oct and now It’s the end of Feb and I see some little red flowering but it doesn’t look like the big long bright red cones like some pics show. I was going to cut it down and compost it but I want to get the seeds for next year, so I think it’s too early to cut.
@thebeginnersgarden6 ай бұрын
Depends on your location but I see mine in April usually.
@jacquelinebaxter6420 Жыл бұрын
I ordered a cover crop probably in spring early summer forgot that I did. I think its too late to plant here I'm in 6b. We already have a freeze warning.
@cristobalv Жыл бұрын
u said that u take the cover crop out in the middle or biggining of summer ? So how do u manage tomatos for example do u plant them in the middle of the cover crops ? Or is is best to plant cover crops at the end of summer season until beggining of spring next year to accommodate your summer crops better ?
@Christian-jx3nx Жыл бұрын
You planted the corn the first of July? What kind of corn and did you fertilize also? Great video! Thank you.
@thebeginnersgarden Жыл бұрын
This year it was Silver Queen and I didn’t fertilize at all. Only the cover crop.
@toddkrabs8399 Жыл бұрын
does hairy vetch work in zone 6? we get alot of snow in michigan. i used to live near ft smith and i know i cant grow things here that i grew there. and likewise i could never grow decent northern crops, like strawberries, there.
@flatsville934310 күн бұрын
I'm certain you are well meaning, but pulling out a seasonal covercrop like buckwheat by the ROOTS defeats the purpose of the covercrop...to put living roots into the ground & upon termination, leave them there to provide water & air pathways...& provide organic matter to soil life. Best to snip at base, chop green matter, leave in place & black tarp to help with decomposition. By pulling that buckwheat the way you did, trashing the roots & above ground mass, you depeted your soil.
@user-th7kn1kb1r11 ай бұрын
I’m in zone 9. Southeast Texas. …. Is Crimson clover good to plant in the fall? September or October when to plant?
@thebeginnersgarden11 ай бұрын
I plant it in 7b. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for you in the fall.
@sharondwhite47 Жыл бұрын
How much water does it require? Here in southern New Mexico we may get only one or two rains in the winter if lucky. We would have to irrigate.
@thebeginnersgarden Жыл бұрын
I keep my drip irrigation on it until we start getting freezes; from there, I don't water all winter. In Arkansas though, we do get rain fairly regularly in the winter.
@gwenalexander404711 ай бұрын
I can't find your episode 263. Would you post a link, please?
Where can I order the mix cover, last one you liked best. Thank you.🙋♀️
@thebeginnersgarden11 ай бұрын
True Leaf Market. The link should be in the description. I do have a coupon code JOURNEY10 that will get you $10 off an order of $50+ thru Oct. 31.
@deborahcecil200 Жыл бұрын
Chuck here: You have a nice smile. Your ideas about cardboard are wrong. Think hpw cardboard is made. GLUES and various chemicals. How many people have you made sick with your smiling face. D.A.