Soil Health
Should You Fertilize Your Cover Crop?
Should You Fertilize? Goals and growing conditions will determine fertility requirements. If a crop is poor due to drought, flooding hail, etc. cover crops will scavenge and utilize residual nutrients in the soil. If covers are following a high-yield crop where few residual nutrients can be found, some extra fertility may be needed. This is especially important if you are early in a system of no-till and cover crops, as your soils are still trying to reach a state of balan...