Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming ...

Broadleaf weeds cause headaches for farmers across Canada. Throughout the growing season, from spring through fall, broadleaf weeds compete with crops for light, nutrients and moisture. When left ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil and fight pests and weeds. We’ll get to that, but first, ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...