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| New Roots Garden in Mid March |
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| Hairy Vetch a Cover Crop that Releases Nitrogen Into Soil |
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| Close-up of Roots with the Bacteria Rhizobium |
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| Cover Crop Close-Up |
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| Turning Over the Hairy Vetch, which Promote Nitrogen Rich Soil from the Rhizobium |
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| Ursula Uprooting Hairy Vecht |
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| After Cover Crop is Removed, Soil will be Ready for Planting |
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| Cover Crop, Buckwheat |
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| Buckwheat, Cover Crop, Decomposing for Compost |
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| Pulling The Buckwheat Out of the Bed |
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| Raking Out the Green Buckwheat from Roots |
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| Little Worm from Garden Bed |
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| Volunteer Turning Over the Buckwheat to Expose Roots and Bury the Green |
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| Ursula and Khadeesha Turning Over Buckwheat, Cover Crop |
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| Prepping Raised Beds For Spring Planting |
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| Volunteer Picking up Straw that was Protecting Soil From Winter's Elements |
Today Green-up workshop was about the value of growing cover crops in the soil. You start the cover crop in fall, then in spring you remove the cover crop. This will make soil nutrient rich, while also adding protection from wind and water erosion. The green crop can be turned under, so the roots are on top and the green is in the dirt.
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