The ladino clover cover crop thrived for the first two years but has begun to decline. Geraldine Warner Apple growers who are experimenting with growing a nitrogen source in the alleys of their orchards are finding that not all cover crops are equal. Warren Morgan, a Quincy, Washington, grower has on-farm trials in which he planted different cover crops between orchard rows. The cover crops are cut during the growing season with a special mower that directs the clippings into the tree rows to form a mulch. The primary goal is have the legumes provide nitrogen for biomass grown in […]