Compacted soil is one of the biggest challenges vegetable gardeners face. When soil becomes dense and airless, roots can’t breathe, water pools on the surface, and beneficial microbes struggle to survive. Fortunately, regenerative soil-building practices can restore even the most compacted garden beds—no heavy tilling required. Using deep-rooted cover crops and organic amendments builds long-term…
In regenerative vegetable gardening, cover cropping is one of the most effective strategies to build living soil. Cover crops—plants grown specifically to nourish the soil rather than for harvest—feed microbes, improve soil structure, suppress weeds, and cycle nutrients. By integrating cover crops into your garden plan, you create a self-sustaining ecosystem that enhances fertility and…
Cover crops are one of the most powerful tools in regenerative vegetable gardening. Often called “green manure,” cover crops are planted not for harvest, but to feed the soil, build organic matter, and support the living ecosystem beneath your garden. By using cover crops strategically, gardeners can improve fertility, prevent erosion, and enhance soil structure—all…
Cover cropping for biodiversity and soil regeneration is one of the most effective ways to build lasting garden health. Cover crops protect bare soil from erosion, feed soil microbes, and add valuable organic matter that improves structure and fertility. When you plant a mix of legumes, grasses, and broadleaf species, you invite biodiversity both above…
Winter is the perfect time to give your garden soil a rest—and a boost. Planting winter cover crops is one of the best ways to protect and enrich your garden beds during the cold months. Cover crops prevent erosion, suppress weeds, add organic matter, and, in the case of legumes, return valuable nitrogen to the…
Cover crop, green manure crop, and catch crop are three interchangeable terms to describe crops that feed, build, and protect the soil and attract and feed beneficial insects and soil microorganisms. Cover crops are planted to cover planting beds and enrich the soil. When a cover crop is turned under to decay and to feed…
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