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IT'S TIME FOR SHARING A Jerry Faulring
Cover Crops in a Field
Production Nursery
If you have visited Waverly, you know we use a high-density planting system of
blocks of plants containing 3 to 5 rows with the rows spaced 5 feet apart.
Planting cover crops provides multiple benefits such as controlling erosion,
suppressing weeds, reducing soil compaction, increasing moisture and nutrient
content of soil, improving yield potential, attracting pollinators, and providing
habitat for beneficial insects.
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