🌱 Planting Window ☀️ Best: Late Spring to Mid-Summer (May to July) 🍂 Also Good: Late Summer (August, at least 6-8 weeks before your first frost) ❄️ Not Recommended: Fall or winter after frost has arrived Best for: 🌱 Covering bare soil quickly 🌿 Suppressing weeds naturally 🐝 Attracting bees and beneficial insects 🍂 Building organic matter 💧 Protecting soil from drying out 🌾 Improving soil between garden crops Ideal Uses Empty raised beds Summer fallow gardens Between vegetable crops New garden areas Orchard rows Anywhere you need quick living ground cover Why gardeners love it One of the fastest cover crops to establish. Naturally shades out many annual weeds. Beautiful white flowers attract pollinators. Easy to mow or terminate before it sets mature seed. Leaves the soil healthier for your next planting. 🌱 Farm Wisdom Every garden grows on its own schedule. Use these planting windows as a guide and adjust for your local climate and growing season.
