Success StoryGardeners Utilize New Post-Harvest Techniques



Gardeners Utilize New Post-Harvest Techniques

Author: Brian Jeffiers

Planning Unit: Johnson County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Plan of Work: Home and Consumer Agriculture

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Proper care of the soil after harvest is essential for the long-term health and productivity of gardens. In the final monthly session of the summer-long Grow Appalachia program, its 26 participants listened to a presentation by the ANR about the options for winter, including cover crops and the use of heavy vinyl covers. The $13,000 grant that supported the program included funding for purchase of, among other supplies, cover crop seed mixes. After the presentation, gardeners received a bag of mixed winter wheat and cereal rye. Participants returning for 2022's sessions reported that the cover crops had performed well, reducing weed populations and improving soil aeration. This reduced their need for herbicides and additional tillage in 2022, reducing costs and pollution.






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