Non-Legume Cover Crops - Organic Fertilizer And Organic Matter
by John Yazo
Non-legume cover crops don't supply the same benefits of nitrogen afixation as legume cover crops do. There benefit is to add organic matter and retain nutrients that are in the soil by preventing them from leaching out of the soil.
Non-legume plants that are grown for the purpose of a cover crop can either be turned into the soil to decompose naturally or harvested for composting, then added back into the soil as an amendment of organic matter and nutrients to benefit plant growth.
The most commonly know non-legume cover crop is rye. It grows quickly.
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