Cover crops are being used more and more in commercial farming as growers look for ways to cut down on pesticides, herbicides and keep the top soil healthy. Cover crops bring diversity into… Continue reading
Let’s look a little more closely at how and why cover crops are so beneficial. Keeping weeds down when your garden bed is fallow. Its a “plant-eat-plant” world out there. Plants compete for… Continue reading
Planting a cover crop is like repairing the cracks in your home’s foundation, fixing a burst water pipe or replacing studs due to dry rot. Those are all really important fixes that keep… Continue reading
As I sit here writing about the drought in California, it is currently raining. Up in Oregon, the snow is coming down hard. Many of my Portland friends/family have posted photos of the… Continue reading
This Month’s Word is: drought. \ˈdrau̇t\ (noun). a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; specifically : one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth.
January was all about perennial vegetables.The five perennial vegetables I focused on – Artichokes, Rhubarb, Fennel, Multiplier Onions and Lovage – were chosen because they were lovely as an ornamental, easy to grow… Continue reading
