Cover Crop Program

The Cover Crop POWER2GRO Program increases water holding capacity, improves water infiltration, reduces herbicide use and soil compaction, and attracts beneficial insects and microbes to increase soil and biology.

 

POWER2GRO PERFORMANCE

  • Cover Crops introduce new and diverse microbes to the soil that make nutrients more available and easier for plant uptake.

  • Microbes from Cover Crops help aggregate soil to improve overall health.

  • Cover Crops increase organic matter in the soil. The higher the organic matter, the greater the holding capacity becomes. Thus conserving moisture, and helping avoid run off.

  • Cover Crop root systems create pathways for faster water infiltration to avoid excess surface water and can relieve compaction, improving overall soil structure.

  • Having your soil covered at all times helps to reduce wind and water erosion of the top layer.

  • Cover Crops can suppress weeds by creating a canopy to block light interception, greatly reducing weed chlorophyll production.

  • Attracting beneficial insects with Cover Crops can reduce pest pressure.

Two soil core samples. One soil sample is dark and firm, the other is light colored and crumbled.
Sprouting cover crop seed mix between tree orchard rows.
Tall cover crops between rows of a nut orchard in bloom at spring.

Research shows having a highly diverse mix of actively growing cover crop species maximizes their potential benefits. We recommend including at least 2 species from each of the 4 functional groups for best results.

 

BROADLEAVES

Broadleaves attract a wide variety of pollinating insects and have quick and vigorous growth.

 

GRASSES

Grasses are great scavengers, effective in utilizing nutrients left over from the previous crops, establishing rapidly and tend to have an extensive root system.

 

LEGUMES

Legumes aid in nitrate fixation from the atmosphere thereby adding N to the soil.

 

BRASSICAS

Brassicas scavenge and store nutrients and can act as a biofumigant, aiding in suppressing soil pests, pathogens, and root parasites.

LOOKING FOR QUALITY CROP NUTRITION?

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Start by feeding the microbes your soil needs with advanced biologically based products to boost soil health, then maximize nutrient use efficiency and ensure season-long plant health with the POWER2GRO.

MACROS

Designed to optimize plant health where it counts and customizable for each crop.

MICROS

Manufactured with the highest quality ingredients to provide the right nutrients at the right time.

BIOLOGICALS

Enzymatic-based products build long-term soil health by working with the microbes already present in your soil.

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