To alleviate pests, plant mustards, and if your soil could use more humus, plant cowpeas. Your local nursery will have bulk cover crop seed and can help you figure out what would be best for your ...
humus-like material. Canadian Sphagnum peat moss is very absorbent and can retain up to 20 times its weight in moisture. Also, it does an excellent job of slowly releasing water as your plants need it ...