Row By Row Garden Show

Dr. Glen Harris with the University of Georgia is back!! Tonight, he and Greg get into the data behind cover crops, the importance of the organic matter, why you should be concerned with it, and much more! Research Project from UGA The study measures the biomass of four cover crops planted Nov. 1 and the nitrogen available to the following crop. https://www.farmprogress.com/cover-crops/measuring-mass-nitrogen-benefit-four-early-cover-crops Importance of Organic Matter in Soil Two of the biggest benefits of having the organic matter in your soil are to aid in holding water and nutrients, two of the things you need for plants to grow, besides sunlight. "If you can get your hands on good compost, man, get it in your garden", Greg says. If you don't have access to getting good compost, a good cover crop or a mixture of cover crops is the way to go. What is Cation Exchange Capacity in Soil? Cation exchange capacity is the total capacity of soil to hold exchangeable cations. Dr. Glen Harris s