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Annual Cover Crops

How to Plant a Hedgerow Cover Crops for the Garden

April 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Grow cover crops and green manure in the summer Most cover crops are planted in late summer, but there are some cover crop seed mixes that can go in the ground in the springtime and give you benefits by the end of the summer. Cover cropping is a cheap… read more»
August 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Radio giveaway—Cover crop prize from Peaceful Valley & America’s Home Grown Veggies What’s the biggest money saver in organic gardening? Cover crops. By planting a cover crop in the fall you can save big bucks on fertilizer. How big? If you have a 50-foot x 60-foot garden you can… read more»
October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What is your USDA plant hardiness zone? How can I find my USDA plant hardiness zone? Click on THIS LINK for the new 2012 USDA plant hardiness zone map. You can search it by zip code. Do you live in an area (like Nevada County) with varied terrain… read more»
September 20, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
The best flowers to attract predator beneficial insects to your garden Roll out the floral carpet in your garden to attract beneficial insects and keep them there. In our new video Tricia talks about releasing predator beneficial insects into your garden as organic pest control.… read more»
August 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Tricia adds inoculant to our PVFS Premium Soil Builder Mix. In our new video on cover crops, and in other blog posts, we keep talking about how important it is that legume cover crops are able to fix nitrogen… read more»
July 26, 2011 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Invest $22.34 in cover crops this fall & save $125 in fertilizers come spring I surround myself with Peaceful Valley co-workers from 9-5 and farmer friends after hours. With August just around the corner, all I hear about are cover crops or green manure and how wonderful they are.… read more»
June 1, 2011 - GrowOrganic
June 1, 2011 - GrowOrganic
September 21, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Using Cover Crops as Green Manure by Amber TIppett, PV Store Manager & Willow Hein, FreshmanFarmer &  PV employee “Cover Crop” is a general term referring to a crop grown to cover and protect the soil.  The term “Green… read more»
May 29, 2009 - Amber
An email question from a PVFS customer - and answer from our staff. Question:I have a question about one of your products. In a catalog our relatives recently received it is called Premium Soil Builder… read more»

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