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Cover crops

Any one going to plant a cover crop to stop weeds and create mulch in the  hot weather and where to get the seeds at a cheap price.

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Permalink Reply by San on October 5, 2020 at 13:18

I would also love to know. We have scrub turkey problems, so any straw mulch is a huge attractor for them. I have planted bird seed in the past but I am not sure I was happy with the results?

Permalink Reply by Jeff Kiehne on October 5, 2020 at 13:42

 Here are some of the plants used for cover crop and sunn hemp adds nitrogen to the soil.

https://hosstools.com/product/sunn-hemp/

Permalink Reply by Dave Riley on October 13, 2020 at 18:12

Many cover crop seeds are trageted for sewing in cole weather...

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