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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County
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cover crop

Cover Crop mini-tutorial – Integrating Cover Crops into the Home Vegetable Garden

Date:  May 29, 2013

Time:  4:30-5:30pm

Location:  Southwest Community Farm, 100 Bellevue Ave. (between Midland & Lincoln), Syracuse

Learn about the benefits of cover crops, timing plantings, and how to incorporate them. The SW Community Farm has a fall-planted cover of winter wheat and vetch in several beds. We will include a hands-on demonstration of cutting the cover for mulch and transplanting directly into the soil beneath.

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