Planting Fall Cover Crops

With the advent of September and autumn, the cooler nights are a time to
give yourself a brief respite after the summer and refresh your vegetable
garden with a cover crop. Cover crops, also called green manure, are very
beneficial to the “tilth” (structure, or physical suitability for planting)
of your soil. Sown in the fall, usually late September, cover crops will
enhance soil over the winter. They attract pollinating insects, break up
heavy soil, add organic material and decrease the number of weeds.