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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cover crop" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in agricultural contexts to refer to a crop planted primarily to manage soil erosion, soil fertility, and pests, rather than for harvest.
Example: "Farmers often plant a cover crop during the off-season to improve soil health and prevent erosion."
Alternatives: "green manure" or "soil cover crop".
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Vineyard undervine with a cover crop.
There's no single best way to use a cover crop.
To a cover crop of rye, he added some oats.
Check out this design for a cover crop roller!
Nitrate leaching rates were somewhat lower with a cover crop in 1989, but not in 1990.
The plant can be grown as a cover crop and green manure.
An even more elegant possibility is a cover crop that plants itself at an opportune time.
Then I'll put in a cover crop of vetch or red clover.
A. Planting a cover crop isn't a moratorium: it's an advance.
A cover crop will also help fix nitrogen — that is, feed the soil for spring planting.
If you add in a cover crop, your soil benefits from not being left bare.
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