Beginner Gardening: Cover crops, anyone?, 1 by Farmerdill

Farmerdill wrote:
I use rye, The grain. sown in September- October and plowed down in February as a green manure. Rye grass will work, but can be a bear to kill without using a herbicide. Other small grains like wheat, barley or oats will also work in some conditions but are not as vigorous as rye, The legumes (clovers) are great for the soil but under my conditions interfere too much with my growing seasions. Crimson clover is the most popular. This photo is rye in october