The safe window for fall cover crops in Prince Edward Island runs from late August through mid-September, well ahead of the average first fall frost of…

Winter rye (cereal rye) is the cover crop most Prince Edward Island growers reach for, and for good reason: it germinates in cool soil, keeps growing…

Pennsylvania gardeners sow winter-hardy cover crops like cereal rye and hairy vetch in late summer through early fall, timed to the state’s first fall…

Cereal rye is the safe statewide choice for Pennsylvania because it survives the cold everywhere in the state, while legumes like crimson clover only…

Fall cover crops in western Oregon go into the ground between late August and mid-October, timed to establish before the first fall frost.

Oregon’s best cover crop choice depends on which side of the Cascades you’re standing on.

Cover crops in Ontario follow two windows built around the province’s average frost dates: frost-tender species go in after the mean last spring frost of…

Winter cereal rye is the one cover crop that works almost everywhere in Ontario, because it shrugs off a winter that regularly dips well below freezing.

In most of Oklahoma, cover crops go in during two separate windows depending on the species: late summer through early fall for cool-season crops like…

Cereal rye, crimson clover, and hairy vetch planted in fall carry an Oklahoma garden through winter almost anywhere in the state, while buckwheat and…