Some go dormant and some are winter killed. Depends on what you plant and why. I agree on the rye, though... that is awful to till under and kill it. We used it once. all Summer long we had huge clumps of rye here and there. Now I buy a mix without the rye in it for a covercrop. that is my next big project out in the garden, too. I need to start cleaning up all the melon vines and plastic and get the crop in early enough to germinate and have a good amount of growth on it for the winter. I am also going to order nematodes for the garden and put down at the same time... HOPEFULLY we will get some rain. We haven't had any since June. It is so bad here the leaves are dropping off of some trees, my dogwood is wilted the weeds have gone to seed at 6" tall.... I won't have any beans on my Fall crop if we don't get some rain. I am shocked they even germinated as well as they did. I can't water them where they are and I am getting anxious for a little bit... anything.
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