What Are Cover Crops?
Cover crops are plants that regenerate and protect the soil as they grow. Plant cover crops in spring and fall, then mow them down and work them into the earth to build rich, fluffy soil! Cover crops also work to reduce watering needs, suppress weeds, aerate soil, and boost your garden’s sustainability and productivity.
Urban Bounty’s cover crop blends include fall rye, clover, field peas, fava beans, vetch, and chickweed. Legumes (including peas, beans, vetch, and clover) convert nitrogen in the air into natural fertilizer when worked into the ground.
What is the Cover Crop Community?
Urban Bounty provides our custom cover crop blend to gardeners who are committed to the gardening best-practice of keeping their soil covered and cozy year-round! For a suggested donation of $5, you receive two cover crop seed packets, regular emails providing cover crop guidance, and personal recognition in our newsletter and in the garden if your cover crops are thriving!
This program is funded by the BC Gaming Grant and supported by Urban Bounty donors
To participate in the cover crop community, purchase cover crops here: https://www.urbanbounty.ca/product/cover-crop-seed-packet/
We provide 2 packets of our custom cover crop seed blend – one for spring, one for winter – for pickup at the office at 7611 Ash St, Richmond (delivery to your garden shed available upon request). All you have to do is plant them!
Please also participate in cover crop bingo for the extra chance to win a gift card, fame, and glory at the end of the year.
