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Cover Crops
What is a cover crop cocktail and does it work better than single species?
A cover-crop cocktail is a mix of 3-8+ species (typically a grass, legume, brassica, and broadleaf) planted together. Cocktails generally outperform single species because each component fills a different function — N fixation, weed suppression, deep tap roots, microbe diversity. Trade-off: harder to terminate cleanly than single species.
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