Weeds are the bane (well, one of them) of every farmer and gardener. Products such as Round-Up are used to control weeds chemically, but as weeds evolve and develop resistance to these chemicals, it becomes increasingly difficult to control them.
Cover crops can be a non-chemical, natural way to help control weeds. In this article, author Mike Plumber describes how using a cereal rye cover crop can combat marestail (aka horseweed). He writes that cereal rye provides "excellent control" over the weed.
Do you have any success stories of how cover crops prevent or diminish weeds?
For more information on what cover crops are and how they are used in agriculture, watch this quick video primer:
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