In this video, Dean Baas, Michigan State University Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, discusses why plants go through the same lifecycle, regardless of planting date; examples of summer annual cover crops; which cover crop species grow large amounts of biomass; and more.
Breaking Down the Benefits of Seeding Cover Crops in Early Spring
Frost seeding legumes and spring cereals can work very well according to University of Missouri agronomist Rob Myers. And as Rob tells us here in the Cover Crop Connection, if you want to wait a little bit longer and plant your covers in April, that’s perfectly fine, too.
