When to Sow Cover Crops in Colorado
Cool-season cover crops like winter rye, hairy vetch, and field peas go in the ground here in two windows: right after the last spring frost, which lands…
The Best Cover Crops for Colorado
Cereal rye and hairy vetch top the list for most of Colorado, thanks to their tolerance for hard winters.
When to Sow Cover Crops in California
Coastal and Southern California don’t freeze in an average year, so cover crop timing there runs on heat and water, not frost.
Cover Crops for North Carolina Gardens
North Carolina gardeners can start cover crops as early as mid-March in the coastal plain, into April in the Piedmont, and as late as May in the higher…
When to Sow Cover Crops in British Columbia
The mean last spring frost near Vancouver Int’l A is March 18, and the mean first fall frost is November 10, but treat both as a coin flip, not a…
Cover Crops for New York Gardens
New York gardeners plant cover crops once the frost risk has passed and soil has warmed, which in the New York City area runs from late March into April…
When to Sow Cover Crops in Arkansas
In Arkansas, cool-season cover crops like cereal rye, crimson clover, and hairy vetch go into the ground from late August through mid-October, timed to…
Cover Crops for New Mexico Gardens
New Mexico gardeners can start warm-season cover crops once soil temperatures climb past the mid-50s, usually mid-to-late April in the Albuquerque area…
When to Sow Cover Crops in Arizona
Arizona doesn’t have one cover-crop calendar, it has two entirely different ones.
Cover Crops for New Jersey Gardens
In New Jersey, cover crops go in the ground in two windows: early spring, once the soil has warmed past the last frost risk, and again in late summer…