Cover crops

Cover Crops Guide

Cover crops build soil, add organic matter, hold nitrogen, control erosion, and suppress weeds between cash crops. Pick one to see when to plant it, how it grows, and how to turn it in. 16 cover crops.

Legumes

Alfalfa Cowpea Crimson Clover Field Peas Hairy Vetch Red Clover Sunn Hemp

Grasss

Annual Ryegrass Barley Oats Sorghum-Sudangrass Winter Rye (Cereal Rye) Winter Wheat

Brassicas

Mustard Tillage Radish (Daikon)

Broadleafs

Buckwheat

Seeding rates and the best mix for your region and goals vary; your local Cooperative Extension office and NRCS can help you plan.