I don’t rotate my garden beds simply because at 1200 ft.² the garden is too small. I usually get a decent crop of potatoes, but last fall after harvest I planted a winter rye cover crop and this year I applied a calcium extract to the ground and plants because I had reason to believe it was lacking. This year I have the best potato harvest I’ve ever had!

I so appreciate your willingness to share and for keeping it real, brief, and succinct.

Awesome! Come in to take a heat break while gardening and get a gardening video. Thank you.

I cover crop with black eyed peas, winter rye and navy beans. The goal for me is to just put some quick root mass and nitrogen in the soil while preserving the micro biome. I plant very late like October/November so they all die off before seed. I’m in zone 8 though.

Better believe I like and hit the button before I ever watch your videos Because I know you will help me THANKS Nath

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. My garden has done a lot better this year as I am learning the soil food web. Next year will be even better! Learning from the Runestone cowboy!

Fantastic stuff! I'm going to do this at the end of my growing season to set up for the next one

Bro your garden is so dope. No frills. No money wasted. And look how much food you pull. That's crazy.

i am so glad i found your channel. I tried to figure out which cover crops would be best for my zone 5b and asked several people for 3 years now. Nobody would give me a clear answer. you did it in one sentence. I also tried to donate but paypal wont let me without an account. I'm going to start me barrel of fertilizer this fall with my garden plants but only fill about 1/3 full so the barrel wont crack. Also going to mow down the rest of the plants and put on the garden/crop residue. I have compost i made and chicken manure to put on top this fall. I have watched many of your videos and hope to implement most of it. copied your fertilizing schedule and going to implement it next year. I'm 68 and been gardening all my life but learn more every year. I prayed for a way to stop spending so much money on fertilizer and then found you. Thank you very much. I have been spending a fortune on organics. I have used a lot of natural techniques but hope to do more. I need to grow cover crops and another field of winter rye for seed. not sure if i can collect mamoth red seed or not, but I have a chicken garden/25x75 garden I can plant grains and such in. I don't even want to buy seed for cover crop. i have saved seed now for a few years and believe I have all my favorites saved now. Do you know how save seed long term? A video on that would be beneficial. Blessings to you and your family.

Sir love getting this information As I need ( needed) this information early enough to order seeds and get them in ground. I'm hoping I've have time in this season here zone 6a Mid Ohio I'm lucky to have crimson clover ingrown last week. Believe I'm getting the winter rye early this week comings Thanks for education instruction

Very excited to learn more about microgreens! Thanks Viking🌿

Thank you. That was very informative - much better than just imagining it & hoping I was imagining it correctly.

Thanks! Gonna order winter wheat now !

Isn’t it amazing how clever God is, he created everything we need and it’s all natural and free !!!! Thank you Lord for your provisions!! Your videos are so well done !!!

Thank you. Very informative video! Much needed video since I have clay soil.

Perfect for my requirements. exactly the information I was seeking, concisely and perfectly presented. Many thanks!!

HI Nate I sowed my cover crop today.👍

This will be the first year I cover crop. I am so excited to have green things in the yard even during the snowy times. I love the snow, but when it melts it’s so disheartening to see only brown and yellow on the ground.

Thank you, I am ready to try it.

Thank you, excellent presentation!!! ❤️👍 Very helpful to see the pictures of the cover crop in the garden! I love the channel!

Thank you for the advice on cover crops.

I have recently subscribed to your videos, and I have saved all of them

Awesome. I have much smaller garden beds, but I shall try this method. Your information is helpful and hopefully as I apply your techniques I too should get better produce. 🙏🏻

Thank you for your content

Going to plant my clover today. Thanks Nate

Thank you so much. It makes so much sense! We are dealing with creation is reproducing cells is in the proper food. I was trying to be intelligent. I am looking into prices in scientific development. Now that I do not have to worry of being so intelligent. I can go back in the natural process of how things work. Thank you for the symptoms. Yes complicated way to fertilize my garden. And it says in the holy book. They will produce according to their kind. animal according to their kind. plant life according to its kind. But in a bucket of 5 gallons or a bucket of 50 gallons. Water and plant life cording two it’s kinds. 😊 thank you for keeping it simple.

Anticipating the indoor growing season.

As usual. Another fantastic video perfectly timed to make your plan and get supplies. Tyvm!

THANKS AGAIN NATE

Thanks for the info.

awesome stuff, god bless

I will give it a go thanks

Thank you !!!

Now I just need rain aloha 🌴🤙😎

Good stuff thanks

Thanks!

Thanks man

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Dude looks like the 6x greatgrandson of the model for Van Gogh's Red Beard painting.

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Gonna get some seed, have warm season covers in now

Great!!!

You are SUCH a fantastic teacher, thank you!! I hope we won't be utilizing the yellow oyster spawn bags too terribly soon because they seem to be on pre-order right now. Mine are pre-ordered as well as my sprouting seeds via your link. 😁

Nathaniel, I recently discovered your stuff. I am a market gardener and homesteader on 160 acres of hay land/forest in central/northern Canada, with a 5 acre center of residence/gardening, with two decades of raising veggies under my belt, but always learning. I have found you a rich source of information for one who already knows a little. So, I want to say "hi" and "thanks," and let you know I sent a small token of my appreciation--the farmer cheese info was tops--most of these want you to use vinegar or lemon but that just isn't the same thing, now, is it? The farmer cheese and fermented tomatoes (I am comfortable doing ferments--have done it for years) are all that you claim--DEE-VINE! I love what you are doing, and wish I could apply more of it at the scale at which I do things (for instance, 2500 heads of garlic) but I am pretty much a one man operation, here and cannot get enough leaf mould to cover everything, for instance, but I appreciate all of it and look to incorporate what works, here.

I applied my first ever JMS to some plants today, and also put a half gallon of my first ever lactobacillus in the fridge. You have me convinced, my friend. I am using your link to order cover crops for this fall.................... I hope this works well for me because I NEVER liked buying chemicals.

The way I like to put it - "Cover your ass crops." Lol.

Your videos are always in point! Direct and very, very well done! Question: what are your thoughts on cover crops for container/grow bag gardening?

Awesome :-)

Livestream question: Can i use some of the knf or jadam to help the mushrooms ? Have you ever seen something on that ? Thank you so much Nate, your channel is awesome, i finally watched all your videos :D

Good to know in zone 5 I should use Mammoth clover instead of crimson. Note the spelling for those searching: Mammoth has a double "m".

Love your videos! I want to grow micro greens along side the channel. Do I just need the seeds or do I also need to get trays and growing medium from the link. I ordered my mushroom kit yesterday from North Spore. Super excited!!

U didn't mention that clover is full of nitrogen and very beneficial. I myself don't use the wheat I just use the rye grain (not rye grass) I like it because that stuff will grow right in the back of my truck when I spill it. Another great video

A lot of times tomatoes get leaf spot. It is very prevalent in parts of the US for tomatoes. What are your thoughts on the possibility or not of returning plant matter from spent tomato plants back to the soil and possibly causing various diseases to over winter in the soil exacerbating the issue? Obviously going through a large tomato garden and removing all diseased leaves prior to chopping them up would be impractical. Though, the idea of returning the organic matter back into the soil is appealing. Just curious on your thoughts on this issue.

Sorry press the wrong button would you use a cover crop in the Caribbean islands in June to august very hot time of year which start of hurricane season

How would you plant it after? Time to wait? Other tilling?

Nate, I seem to remember your instructions were to wait until the seed heads show up on the winter rye before termination in spring so that the rye “thinks” it is done with its job (to reproduce) but I’m having difficulty finding that in the videos. Honestly I learn and retain much more readily reading something rather than hearing it aloud. I would love it if you would put instructions in an e-book and no doubt others as well as myself would gladly pay for it.

How long do you wait to plant your summer veggies in the plot after you cut it down. Also, how can I identify if the rye and clover are mature enough that they terminate?

Off topic from this video but have you done any experiments with mustards or rape seeds as a green manure used as a bio fumigate. I was just watching a video with a potatoes seed farmer talking about how beneficial this is in a bed prior to potatoes . So now wondering which varieties and timing I might be able to use on a small scale in my veg patch

May is too late to plant for spring. I'm in Oklahoma and it gets too hot by the end of May. Last year we went from chilly days, right up till end of May and then Hot, Hot, Hot. All summer long was over a 100 degrees fahrenheit. No amout of water saved them, the plants just bake in the Sun. I think I lost 2/3'ds of my crop due to excessive heat.

Do you have a promo code for True Leaf seeds? I'm getting ready to order my cover crops.

I am trying to learn more on cover crop but need someone to get into types to grow and say my potassium is low or my phosphorus. Rye and clover are a nitrogen fixer but can you plant others durning col weather?

Hello! I can't find molasses anywhere here, although we are a sugar producing country. First, I wanted to know if I could make Fish hydrolysate with brown sugar instead. Secondly, my first batch of JLF is now 6 weeks old. I keep adding all sorts of organic materials into it. However I have noticed a lot of flies hovering around the barrel. Of course, when opened, the liquid stinks to stinks to the high heavens (like you warned on your channel). But, I am worried about the flies now. Did I go wrong somewhere? What is the way to get rid of them? Thanks for answering back. You remain our savior, Sir!

Nate, after terminating the cover crop and mowing it to pulverize the crop into green pulp, could you use the dried leaves that were collected in the fall to cover the mulched cover crop instead of using landscape fabric? I have two giant tulip poplar and two giant maple trees on my yard. Have access to a ton of leaves.

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Nate, what would do you think about planting clover seeds along side in a weather where there is no frost?

I just got white clover to use as a permanent ground cover in the tropics(usda zone Equivalent 9a-11). What do you think?

If I plant garlic in the fall, it that considered a cover crop?

What differentiates a cover crop from a living mulch? I’m utilizing the VAST amount of moss growing on my property in my CONTAINERS as well as my EARTH SOIL PLANTS of particular interest! Is his problematic? Seems WONDERFUL up to this point and SEEMS to avail a LIVING microcosm for my companion planted CONTAINERS, indoor and out. BUT, is there a unforeseen problem I’m setting my self up for?

Thanks to your guidance, I have a beautiful winter rye covering my garden. I am applying jdam fertilizer per your instruction, so my question is.............. When the solution is gone and only the stinky solids are left, do I add more rainwater or toss the solids and start over?

Can I plant the winter rye on my garlic bed?

Instead of using a compost bin can I just throw my fruit and veg food in this bin and continously feed?

How long do u leave the fabric on top? Related question: do you have to kill the cover crop completely? Or does it die from the mowing?

So, with all the roots still in the ground, how do you plant in a month? Tough to make rows. Is the black plastic application for a month enough to kill the roots to prevent the rye from wanting to grow again? ThanQ in advance!

I live in a subtropical area and we can grow crops all year round. Do I need to cover crop my beds or can they be amended with compost and manure to grow crops instead?

I can't find the link to where you buy your cover crops (winter rye & crimson clover)?

Do you mix the two seeds together 50/50 by volume or by seed count? Big disparity between seed size, so it could be vastly different depending.

Hey Nate, this is my first attempt at cover cropping using winter rye, my first bed I had sown into is at a stage where it looks like a dense sea of green but everything seems weighed down. Healthy but weighed down, basically flopped over into the pathways. So my question is, is this the stage in its growth where it is coming to the “flag” stage? Just before what you described as the “milk” stage? Thanks man appreciate the wisdom you’ve shared

What would you use as a cover crop i

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Hi. What area of the country do you grow in, and what is your planting zone?

Dumb question but I got to ask, do zones matter if your growing inside?

I can't find winter rye seed.

I'm in zone 6b. Will crimson clover work, or should I go with mammoth red? I also have buckets of wheat seeds that are a 3-4 years old, but still viable (I sprout them for my chickens). Can I use these to cover crop? I'm not sure what variety they are, hard/soft, white/red, sprint/winter, etc. Or should I get something that I know is the right cultivar? Thanks!

First thing that came to my mind: I think creeping charlie is my cover crop. Not sure if that's supposed to be a joke or if there's something there.

Wouldn't it be better if you could use several different types of plants in the cover crop? Better diversity of plants and biology.

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What is wrong with cover crops that are winter-killed? Fave beans or whatever can be planted in the fall and allowed to grow until winter killed, leaving behind a good quantity of green manure. Rye is a pain if you don’t have power tools/tractors etc o terminate it when you want to plant in the spring.. Red clover is also winter killed, which is exactly why i use it. The soil is ready to plant after spring thaw for cold crops. I guess I don’t understand your approach?

Thanks!