COVER CROP
A crop other than vines planted in the vineyard to benefit the soil.
Cover crops
Cover crops are grasses or other plants grown in between vineyard rows that add nutrients to the soil, absorb excess moisture, and attract beneficial insects.
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To do this, Wente recycles cover crops for use as fertilizer and nutrients as a renewable resource in the vineyards.
Most of these may be controlled with either sulfur sprays, or by newer "green" methods, such as introducing predacious insects and protective cover crops between vine rows. Often the ends of vine rows are planted with a single rose bush.
 See also: Red, Fruit, Winemaker, Vineyard, Grape
  
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