#217: Three No-Till Cover Cropping Pitfalls with Jonathan Leiss

In this special episode, Lisa speaks with Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm about three pitfalls related to cover cropping on the no-till farm:

1) planting cover crops without a plan to terminate them,

2) underestimating the amount of time needed to tarp a cover crop, and this not having beds ready when needed,

3) inadequate seed-to-soil contact when seeding.

Lisa and Jonathan commiserate about these common issues and offer strategies to avoid and overcome these challenges.

Mentions

The No-Till Micro-Scale Flower Farm 

USDA Cover Crop Chart

Book: Managing Cover Crops Profitably by SARE Outreach (Amazon affiliate link)

Cover Crop Seed & Supplies from The Gardener’s Workshop

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The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener’s Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with Lisa on social media!