Cover Cropping Between Orchard Plantings
Mike Basedow, Tree Fruit Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
June 30, 2022
Now is the time for seeding midsummer grasses in fallow blocks that are between plantings. Growers who are planning to plant a new orchard site (or a replant site) next year can consider the use of cover crops before planting an orchard. The benefits are numerous.
Cover Cropping Between Orchard Plantings (pdf; 291KB)

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