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CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.
Certain cover crops can help control pests, such as the mustard plant, which controls harmful nematodes. Below the soil, legumes — plants in the Fabaceae family — fix nitrogen.
With cover crops, a vegetable garden doesn’t have to end with the first hard frost — no greenhouse required. Devin Barto plants cover crops on five acres at Fifth Month Farm in Mount Joy.
If you're in a hurry to plant these eye-catching and beneficial plants in your garden, you're in luck. We've compiled a list of expert-approved, fast-growing ground covers ideal for spring ...
The covers create a barrier around the plants to keep insects and wildlife from feeding on your plantings. In order to be effective against pests, the cover must be placed immediately after planting.
Trellises are essential to your garden layout to create height and divide spaces; a trellis takes a garden from flat to immersive. Once those trellises are up, finding the right plants to cover ...
Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...
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