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Old 10/07/09, 08:18 AM
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Good Winter Ground Cover Crops?

What is a good soil building cover crop to plant for winter? I live in the deep south. I plan to plant Dutch Clover when we get into frosty weather but was wondering what other cover crops would be good in the interim to prevent erosion on recently disc field and also be good forage for wildlife?
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Old 10/07/09, 08:46 AM
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I usually plant ryegrass or clover.Oats,rye,or wheat all good cover crops.
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Old 10/07/09, 12:50 PM
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Oats, ryegrass, and buckwheat grow fast. Deer around here (north) are extremely attracted to winter rye in the fall
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Vetch and/or Austrian Winter Peas.
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