John KempfRegenerative Agriculture Entrepreneur

Temecula Winery Cover Crops

16 Apr 2025 · 2 min

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On-site YouTube video (creator: John Kempf; upload date: April 16, 2025) in which Pedro Rosecco tours a Temecula, Southern California vineyard conducting a cover-crop trial. He describes four treatments: a Green Cover high-biomass multi-species mix intended to be crimped into a protective mat for the dry season; Green Cover's MPX Max multi-species blend; a barley-only strip; and Green Cover's pollinator mix noted for color and diversity. He also reports that two Green Cover mixes were coated with Biocold Gold and had a seed flare; the trial compares biomass production and soil-protection potential.

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April 16, 2025

Pedro Rosecco (in Southern California)

Green Cover High Biomass, Green Cover MPX Max (multi-species), Barley-only, Green Cover Pollinators

Two Green Cover mixes (High Biomass and MPX Max) were coated with Biocold Gold and had the seed flare.

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Hi, good morning. This is Pedro Rosecco in Southern California. We're here observing a cover crop trial in vineyard where we have two mixes by green cover. This is one of them called high biomass. And the idea is to create such a growth that will be crimped to withstand the summer heat. So the idea is to create this mat that will protect the soil year round when we have no rain. And so these are several rows of the same mix. Then we will see another blend called the MPX Max that's locally used. This would be that blend. It's a as well, multi species blend with the same idea, protecting the soil and having diversity. Then there's a third trial here which is only barley. This would be the other one, barley only. And finally another of green cover's mix which is the pollinators. You see all the color and diversity. Very nice growth. These two mixes by green cover were coated with biocold gold and have the seed flare. There's significant difference in the biomass generated which eventually will turn into that nice mat protecting the soil when the time comes. Hope you like it. Stay tuned. Thank you. Bye.