Cultivating Plant Communities Polyculture planting involves growing multiple plant species within the same area or plot. It can also be known as mixed cropping or intercropping. This approach contrasts with monoculture, where a single crop is cultivated over a large area. Polyculture planting offers a range of benefits in a … read more
What's the difference?
Green manures are a selection of fast growing plants commonly used in agricultural rotations to prevent soil erosion, enhance soil health, and improve crop yields. Regular crops deplete soil nutrients, which green manures help replenish through nitrogen fixation and/or the addition of organic matter.
Fagopyrum esculentum
Summer’s Quick Growing Biomass Maker Buckwheat, despite its name, is not a type of wheat but rather a member of the Polygonaceae family. It is closely related to rhubarb and sorrel and was first cultivated in inland Southeast Asia around 6000 BCE before spreading to Central Asia, Tibet, the Middle … read more
Lobularia maritima
Fragant All Purpose Bloomer Also known as sweet alyssum or Lobularia maritima, alyssum belongs to the Brassicaceae family, which includes cabbage, mustard, and broccoli. It comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants or small shrubs with oblong-oval leaves that can grow up to 10–100 cm tall. Alyssum flowers are typically small … read more
Cultivating plant community
Cover-cropping enhances soil health and is an important part of most no-till systems. Moonhill utilizes cover cropping methods throughout the year,
