If you want a ground cover to grow underneath your fruit trees, look no further than garden vetch (Vicia sativa), a trailing plant that commonly grows in pastures and on roadsides. Also called ...

The Shivwitz milk vetch has adapted to grow only on soft, purple-hued clays. When wet, these plum-colored clays become like glue; when dry, they often shrink and crumble. Despite these dynamic soil ...