The Garden Hotline
Pacific Northwest Garden Solutions

Ask a question about your Northwest Garden

(206) 633-0224

Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm
Language interpretation available

Email Us!

Anytime

  • Home
  • Tips & Articles
  • Videos
  • Classes & Events
  • Languages
  • About
  • Ask a Question
  • Garden Hotline Resources

Tips & Articles tagged as: covercrop

Cover Crops 101

September 11, 2020

Cover crops are plants grown primarily to improve and protect soil. Though they can be grown any time of year, they are most valuable at the end of a productive growing season. Fall-sown cover crops enrich and protect your soil in multiple ways. Preservation of soil structure – Protect against the physical impact of months […]

Posted in Garden Hotline | Tagged bees, covercrop, Insects, Mulch, permaculture, pollinator, soil, soil health | Leave a response

Article Categories

  • Featured Article
  • Garden Hotline
  • Herbs
  • Mulching Your Garden
  • Plant Care
    • Herbs
  • Plant Recommendations
  • Raised Bed Gardens

Tips by Season

  • Fall (8)
  • Spring (8)
  • Summer (7)
  • Winter (9)

Topics

bare root bats bees berries birch blight resistant cherry chickens cold weather compost deciduous edible edible plants evergreens fall Flea Beetle flower fruit fruit trees general advice grass Insects late blight lawns Leaves maple Mulch native plants perennial edibles permaculture pesticide-free Pest Management Pests plant care pollinator pruning SDOT seeds soil health stewartia tomatoes tree ambassador trees water winter

Recent Posts

Mulching Your Garden Beds in the Fall

October 27, 2023

Growing and Using Herbs From Your Garden

July 25, 2023

Topics: drying herbs, harvest, herbal, herbs, preserving the harvest

Embrace Beneficial Insect Allies in Your Garden

June 15, 2023

Topics: bees, flower, Insects, native plants, Pest Management, pesticide-free, Pests, pollinator

Spring is Almost Here!

March 8, 2023

Topics: bees, cold weather, compost, cover crops, deadheading, edible plants, Insects, lilacs, Mulch, perennials, pollinator, pruning, roses, soil damage, soil health, soil test, spring vegetables, trees

Winter Reading and Learning

December 21, 2022

Topics: bees, books, cold weather, edible, edible plants, gardening books, perennial edibles, pollinator, reading, safe seeds, seed companies, seeds, winter

Take advantage of this FREE service!

Call us at (206) 633-0224 or email a question. Garden Hotline staff answer questions Mon-Sat 9am-5pm (language interpretation is available). Or leave us a message or email any time, and we'll answer the next day.

Who are we?

The Garden Hotline is managed by Tilth Alliance and sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities, the Cascade Water Alliance, Seattle and King County's RainWise Program and the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County.

Topics

bees berries cold weather compost deciduous edible edible plants evergreens fall flower fruit trees general advice Insects lawns Leaves Mulch native plants perennial edibles permaculture pesticide-free Pest Management Pests plant care pollinator pruning soil health tree ambassador trees water winter

Copyright © 2023 The Garden Hotline.

Background image of this website is derived from a photograph by Laura Nolte, and is used with a Creative Commons license.

Background image of this website is derived from a photograph by studio-d, and is used with a Creative Commons license.