I learned years ago that you always wanted something growing in your plots year round to benefit deer and soil, but I guess I interpreted it wrong after watching a video on Grant Woods. He was evaluating a property in Northern Kansas ( in February 2020) and this owner had a big alfalfa field. He requested for the owner to drill in wheat after the last cutting to benefit the soil and deer through the winter months. The alfalfa was clearly brown and dead at that time. He also said that Soybeans would be another good option cuz there would be pods still. If he is promoting his Beans, it makes no difference to me, he has lots of knowledge. But after he advised to drill wheat in after the last cutting of alfalfa, made me think of my perennial plot of clover, alfalfa an chicory. Should I try to broadcast Winter Rye into it in early September ? I know the Rye will grow in very low temps, but very little. I thought “ covering your soil” meant to always have a crop there and not to just have dirt. So in that case, having a perennial plot of clover, alfalfa and chicory is not good since nothing is growing. What is growing in plots in February anyway in cold climates? Other than Winter Rye and Wheat, I don’t know of anything else and once you get down into the 20s, those aren’t growing. Nothing is growing in a brassica plot either in February. Does this mean to mix Rye in with brassicas too? I’ve always kept my brassicas separate with the exception of the LC Mix. So after all this, I take it that perennial plots should be covered every year with a cover crop. I’ve only used a cover crop to get my perennial plots established the first year I planted them.