187. The truth about cover crops that no one talks about

Now is the time to plant your cover crops! But if you’re where I was a few years ago, you have no idea how to do it.

In today’s episode we talk about how the soil is the most important thing if you want to grow any food and how cover crops will help.

Today's episode includes:

- 3 options you have with cover crops, and

- how to choose among them

- 3 reasons that cover crops are difficult and

- tips to help you overcome these difficulties

- 2 things I did completely differently with cover crops this year

- how it’s going so far

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