2. Turn under the two daughter plants on either side of each mother row (preferably with a tiller), which should leave a 6-inch- wide row.
Turn under cover crops a few weeks before planting to allow them to decompose. For small areas use the "Shovel Method." Slice below the green growth with a shovel and turn it over so that only dirt shows. Do not disturb for a couple weeks.
Turn under soil to a depth of 8 inches, including winter cover crops when workable. Add amendments like compost to soil if needed to allow for good air and water movement.
For the best advantage, turn under the plants you're growing for green manure when they're green and lively or shortly after flowering.
Use the legume pigeon pea as a trellis for tomatoes.
This allows you to apply a fresh application of soil sulfur and to turn under old mulch to enrich the soil in beds with organic matter each fall when the bed is cleared of debris.
Fill bare spots in your Garden with a cover crop, but be sure to turn under the cover crop before it goes to seed. Like all plants, cover Crops become weeds when they grow where they're not wanted.
Plant cover crops in July or August and then turn under in late fall if you desire to plant in early spring. If you are going to be planting crops in late spring then of course you can plant it later then August.
Till in the fall to prepare the soil for seed, and in the spring turn under the green manure. Spring plowing is better for sandy soils and those where shallow tilling is practiced.
Plant cover crops and green manures like winter wheat, rye grass, vetch or clover (available as bulk seed in feed stores and catalogs) to protect gardens from erosion and nutrient loss in winter. Turn under these cover crops to enrich and improve ...
 See also: Soil, Planting, Plant, Light, Manure
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