00:29 Hey Ken!
01:15 What is a cover crop and what would a home gardener use them to accomplish?
02:26 Why do people use cover crops: To help rebuild soil structure.
04:20 Why do people use cover crops: To break up soil compaction
04:40 Why do people use cover crops: Weed suppression
04:57 Why do people use cover crops: Fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil
05:22 Why do people use cover crops: Build up organic matter
05:38 What types of cover crops do we have to choose from?
08:07 Why do people use cover crops: It can look pretty
09:37 Why do people use cover crops: Attract pollinators or beneficial insects
10:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLvJLHERYJI
10:45 Why do people use cover crops: Scavenge nutrients from the soil
13:36 Chris likes to use cover crops that winterkill.
15:37 Ken's preferred cover crop mix.
17:55 Why we terminate (kill) cover crops.
21:21 Ways to terminate (kill) your cover crop.
26:51 How soon can we plant into a recently terminated cover crop?
30:01 Drawbacks of cover crops
33:15 How do you choose what cover crop to use in your backyard?
34:57 Purdue Extension document - Cover Crops in the Home Garden https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/HO/HO-324-W.pdf
37:11 Cover crops and competition with nearby crops.
41:04 Can't we leave our dead vegetable crops in the ground and get the same results as a cover crop?
43:53 Why do people use cover crops: Allelopathic effects in the soil that can prevent weed seed germination.
44:22 Thank yous and coming up next week.