Regenesis Kauaʻi
Cover of Cover Crops
Ebook

Cover Crops

Feeding the soil through every season in Hawaiʻi: choosing, sowing, managing and ending cover crops in wet, dry and upland areas, without herbicides.

32 pages · Regenesis Kauaʻi

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What’s inside

From the book’s table of contents.

  1. 03Why cover crops matter
  2. 04How cover crops build soil
  3. 05Hawaiʻi climate zones
  4. 06Choosing a cover crop
  5. 07Sunn hemp and cowpea
  6. 08Pigeon pea and lablab
  7. 09Oats, buckwheat and sorghum
  8. 10Radish, mustard and marigold
  9. 11Perennial peanut and living mulch
  10. 12Cover crop mixes
  11. 13Getting and saving seed
  12. 14Inoculating legume seed
  13. 15Preparing and sowing
  14. 16Water and timing
  15. 17Small gardens and raised beds
  16. 18Orchards and food forests
  17. 19Farm rotations
  18. 20When to end a cover crop
  19. 21Ending without herbicides
  20. 22Planting into residue
  21. 23Grazing safely
  22. 24Pollinators and beneficial insects
  23. 25Pests, slugs and nematodes
  24. 26Fire safety and erosion
  25. 27A year of cover crops
  26. 28Common mistakes and fixes
  27. 29Cover crop planner
  28. 30Words to know
  29. 31Where to get help

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