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Learning about the benefits of planting cover crops.
One of the most popular cover crops is winter cereal rye. It is a very versatile cover crop that has few disadvantages. While it does not have the deep, nor fibrous root system that annual ryegrass has, it reportedly has had 45″ deep roots found in north-central Indiana in May. Winter cereal rye can be planted later in the fall than other cover crops and still have an excellent stand the next spring.
Advantages of Winter Cereal Rye:
Disadvantages of Winter Cereal Rye:
To view a video on Cereal Rye and Radishes watch below!