A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

Crops with shallow roots like lettuce, radish, beets and various herbs are great candidates for a garden bed with a thick thatch layer that slowly breaks down and feeds the soil. Cover cropping is ...

But to get the most from the crop, it’s best to continue sowing ... lid of your pen to easily grab seeds, placing one radish seed per hole. Cover the holes with soil, keeping it watered and ...