Other than turnips.
Peace.
2007-08-30 01:47:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
cereal rye, oats and winter wheat
http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/solutions/covercrop.html
Here's a resource of cover crop sites:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/covcroplinks.html
The first site lists cover crops for Organic farms & the weeds they suppress. These cover crops are: Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover, Cereal Rye, Wheat, Velvetbean, & Sorghum Sudangrass.
http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/PDFs/Organic%20Production%20-%20Cover%20Crops.pdf
A good winter cover crop would be the one that eliminates the weeds that are giving you the most problems now.
Good luck! Peace to you, too :)
2007-08-30 02:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use all of the suggestions in the previous answers as well as vetch, with the goal being to add the most organic matter possible as well as protecting the garden from erosion. The down side being that in a wet spring it is difficult to till in in time for planting. Peace right back at ya!
2007-08-30 09:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Wordsmith 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
annual rye grass will cover nicely.
2007-08-30 09:23:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋