Bazile Groundwater Management Area Project and Bow Creek Watershed Project are teaming up with Junior Pfanstiel to host a ...

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Started by two artists, the Community Supported Agriculture project works with homeowners to create gardens filled with ...

Although the thick roots of mature beets can make them tricky companions, there are many plants that grow well and quickly ...

From phlox to ginger to starry campion, there are multiple options for rain tolerant ground covers that can benefit your ...

There are many tech tools you can use to make gardening easier, from calendars, to spreadsheets, to electronic to-do lists.

Cover crops can provide biodiversity and offer habitat for beneficial insects and earthworms — plant borage, mustard and radish, fava beans, buckwheat and other plants that bloom.

A large percentage of Iowa farmers use cereal rye, oats, wheat, radishes and turnips. However, there are many other cover crop options available.

While you may see some brassicas such as radishes marketed as cover crops, Matter doesn’t recommend them for this climate. When grown in quantity or repeatedly in one spot, they can foster a ...

In spring use your mower or weed whip to cut the cover crop to the ground. You can till the residue into the soil at that time or cover the area with a black tarp or weed barrier for at least 2 ...

What plants make good cover crops? Farmers have numerous options when it comes to cover crops, which primarily stem from the legume and grass families. Plants such as rye, alfalfa, winter wheat, ...

Cover crops are extremely important soil food web tools. Anyone listening to the “Teaming With Microbes” podcasts knows I am into them. Depending on which you use, these plants are capable of ...