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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