Host Jill Spears welcomes regular gardening experts Lulu Volckhausen & Lance Swigart, and special guest soil scientist Ron Godin, who recently retired from CSU Extension.
Joy calls from Hotchkiss with a question about the feasibility of gardening in "the 'dobies." Max calls from Montrose with a related question about higher elevation clay soils.
Cover crops - Ron recommends "Managing Cover Crops Profitably," available at sare.org. (It's a free download, with printed copies available to order for a fee.)
Len calls from Hotchkiss with a comment about a particular cover crop mix that produces 7 tons of organic matter per acre.