Cover crops for gardens – and my wife, the cover cropping queen!

By Dave, on October 5th, 2011%
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My wife Sally must love me…or at least she is observant to see how cover crops are improving the soil in our family gardens.  Over the nearly 19 years we have lived in our home we have had a garden where we often have raised vegetables for the Hispanic families that we minister to.  A few . . . → Read More: Cover crops for gardens – and my wife, the cover cropping queen!

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Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop- part 2

By Dave, on July 7th, 2011%
No-Till Soybeans planted into Cereal Rye 7-1-11

I am so pleased to present these photos of how well my friend Dave’s soybeans planted into tall cereal rye looks. Dave is from central Indiana between Indy and Lafayette. See the previous photo diary here.  I know Dave gained lots of encouragement to try this from Howard and Mike Weller from the Continental, Ohio area. . . . → Read More: Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop- part 2

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