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Cornell University

Cover Crop Guide for NY Growers

Dr. Thomas Björkman, Horticulture Section, Cornell AgriTech

Deciding which cover crop to use:

This is an online tool to help you quickly narrow the choices of cover crop for your situation. In a few seconds, you will have growing instructions for the cover crop that will do the job you need.

    1. Choose one or more criteria, and click SUBMIT.
    2. Choose the suggestions that best fit your situation.
    3. Click on the name of the cover crop to get precise growing instructions.
    4. If you get no hits, then there is not a good cover crop for the combination you selected. Try a different criteria.

Crop
Seeding Rate
Seed Cost
Seeding Dates
Time Until Control
Seed Suppliers
Management Goals
Management Tricks
Unavoidable Problems
Avoidable Problems
Classic Uses

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