More information: Xin Sui et al, Contrasting seasonal effects of legume and grass cover crops as living mulch on the soil microbial community and nutrient metabolic limitations, Agriculture ...

White clover serves as the premier living mulch system over any other legume ... For this reason, white clover serves as an excellent ground cover crop. It withstands mowing very well and high ...

Study shows that a higher seeding rate of cover crops often provides no benefit and adds costs in soybean fields.

Mulching can help prevent diseases and will ... available online from UC Master Gardeners of Napa County. Plant a cover crop: Now is a good time to sow a cover crop to improve and retain your ...