Cover Cropping
As fall approaches, most backyard gardens start to look pretty meager. Unfortunately, I've let weeds and grasses get a little out of hand as well - we've all been there right? While it seems most folks don't put much effort into fall vegetable gardening (guilty!), this is a time you can extend your vegetable season with certain limited cold hardy crops. Kale, lettuce, even some peas and beans can be some great fall producers, though these do need planned out early and started well within the summer window. If you are like me this year and have gotten to fall, and your garden is overgrown and you are wanting to hold onto every last minute of tomato production you can get, there is still an option for how to use this otherwise idle time for your garden to help your production next year! Winter Cover Crops. Simply put this is a grass or legume that you grow fall through spring to improve the quality of your garden soil. Having a cover crop can help smother weeds, improve soi