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The Toolbox: Cool-Season Cover Crop Spotlight – MUSTARD!!!

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Pacific Gold Mustard: A Cool-Season Ally for Soil Health and Resilience 🌊🌋🌲 

Ground Control to Major Tom: Cool-Season Crops in Focus
This week, we’re spotlighting cool-season crops perfect for the West. Leading the lineup? Pacific Gold Mustard—a powerhouse crop that delivers soil health benefits, cash crop potential, and excellent pest management as a cover crop.

Why Pacific Gold Mustard?

Soil Health Benefits

  • Biofumigation Power: Pacific Gold contains glucosinolates, natural compounds that suppress soilborne pests and diseases, including nematodes and harmful fungi.

  • Nutrient Cycling: Deep roots improve soil structure, break up compaction, and recycle nutrients for future crops.

  • Organic Matter: When incorporated into the soil, mustard boosts organic matter, enhancing water retention and soil fertility.

Cash Crop Potential

  • Versatility: Its seeds can be harvested and sold for culinary or industrial uses, including specialty oils and condiments.

  • Resilience: Thrives in cool, dry conditions common across the West during winter planting.

Cover Crop Benefits

  • Pest Management: Suppresses weeds and deters pests, making it an excellent rotation partner for crops like alfalfa, wheat, and vegetables.

  • Pollinator-Friendly: Left to flower, mustard attracts bees and other beneficial insects.

$50 in Mustard Gold Seed with a Soil Health Package 🎁 

Book our $250 Friends & Family Package today, and you’ll receive $50 worth of Pacific Gold Mustard seed to jumpstart your soil’s cool-season transformation. Shipping and handling included! 😎 🐝 

Ready to boost your soil health this season? ❄️ 
👉 Book Your Soil Health Package Now

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