: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026 Plant winter cover crops that help prevent weeds.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 Using these homemade products in conjunction with hand-pulling, regular mulching, weed barrier fabrics, and cover crops can keep your garden weed-free and your lawn pristine.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026 Sullivan suggests planting a cover crop around the tree to retain moisture and adding horse manure to the base as a natural fertilizer.—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cover crop