Preparing your garden bed for winter

Give your garden a head start for next spring by planting a cover crop.

Thu, Sep 30 2010 at 8:49 AM

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Farming & Agriculture, Sustainability, Organic Gardening

Photo: gardengrrrl/Flickr

This year, instead of putting mulched leaves on my garden bed, I’m going to plant a cover crop.

Why a cover crop?

It will grow quickly and then die with the first hard frost, leaving a protective cover on the garden all winter so the soil doesn’t blow or wash away.
The cover crop will block weeds from growing in the garden.
In the spring, the cover crop is easily turned into the soil and becomes a nutrient rich fertilizer for next year’s plants.

This video from Expert Village demonstrates how easy it is to plant a cover crop on your garden:

Also on MNN:

Photo gallery: Vegetables to grow for fall
How to grow broccoli
How to grow onions and much more

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