Cover Crops After Wheat and Early Vegetables: Catch Nutrients Before Fall Rains
An empty field in August is not inactive. Crop residue is decomposing. Soil organisms are mineralizing nutrients. Rain is moving nitrate through the profile. Bare soil is exposed to erosion, crusting, weed establishment, and temperature swings. After wheat, oats, peas, sweet corn, green beans, early potatoes, cucumbers, or another early-harvested crop, there may be enough […]