COVER CROPS
Organic farmers and entities like us are reiterating the importance of cover crops. These are spe cific which can protect the soil, add nutrients, prevent weed growth, aerate the soil with deep root systems, and fertilize the soil by building organic matter when plowed under. Cover crops conserve and trap the moisture, they are a rich ground for microflora and fauna. Earthworms and other beneficial soil organisms when they thrive in the soil, arrest the growth and prevent pro blematic bacteria, fungi, nematodes, diseases and insects from proliferating.