Crimson Clover Cover Crop

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. Organic matter is the food component of soil.

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. Organic matter is the food component of soil.

Pacer was bred for fast, vigorous establishment and quick maturity. In mild climates (zones 6 and above), cover crops can be fall planted and tilled in the following spring just before planting.

One of the easiest and most economical ways to improve your soil is to plant green manures, commonly called cover crops. Winter hardy to at least 10°F. A great all purpose crop that works three ways.

One of the easiest and most economical ways to improve your soil is to plant green manures, commonly called cover crops. Height: 18-30 inches. A great all purpose crop that works three ways.

The crop can be grazed or mown for hay, and its flowers are powerfully attractive to pollinators. Underground its branching taproots can penetrate up to 18 inches in a mere 45 days to break up hard clay and greatly improve drainage.

Recommended seeding rate: 1/4 pound per 1000 square feet; 6-10 pounds per acre. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover.

Shade tolerant and a great summer beneficial insect attractant. Matures in June with crimson flowers on 18 inch plants. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people.

Deep roots break up clay and reach farther for water, keeping it green when more shallow-rooted plants suffer. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots, help to...

This mustard not only recycles existing nitrogen from its long tap roots, but the plant itself has a high protein and nitrogen content that will greatly increase the soil's fertility and tilth.

Also known as pastry wheat. When these soil microorganisms eat organic matter, nutrients are released back into the soil in a form that is usable by plants. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects.

Recommended seeding rate: 1/2 pound per 1000 square feet; 15-20 pounds per acre. Cover crops choke out weeds by restricting sunlight to the soil, stabilize the soil surface, and through their deep-reaching roots, help to break up hardpan and bring nutrients...

If planted by itself, it can reach a height of 12-20 inches. In mild climates (zones 6 and above), cover crops can be fall planted and tilled in the following spring just before planting.

And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. When these soil microorganisms eat organic matter, nutrients are released back into the soil...

Grows to 24 inches, tolerating almost any soil. If you wish to harvest the beans, let them fully mature and dry in the pod. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people.

Winter hardy to at least 10°F. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover.

Also known as pastry wheat. When these soil microorganisms eat organic matter, nutrients are released back into the soil in a form that is usable by plants. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects.

If supported by a companion plant, it can reach 3-5 feet, otherwise expect growth to 22 inches. Common Vetch grows larger than Hairy Vetch, and is a valuable forage crop and beneficial insect attractant.

Can be worked in late April or early May. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover.

Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits that growing cover crops such...

Mulch with clean straw or leaves to 4 inches. Small-scale wheat growers can use a hand sickle to harvest—tie into bundles, called "shocks," and stack upright in the field to dry before threshing.

Hairy Vetch works well for nitrogen fixation while Rye adds organic matter and protects the less hardy vetch from winter damage. If planted in fall it comes back early spring with heavy growth.

Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Sow the seeds at the time and rate specified in the product description. Sow 20-25 lb./acre alone or with grain/grass. Where winter is above -10°F (-23.3°C), it is sown in late summer, is dormant in...

Green manure/bee forage for old hayfields - quantity sought unknown; for 2004 spring planting - will have need for several acres Green manure/bee forage for old hayfields - quantity sought unknown; for 2004 spring planting.

One of the easiest and most economical ways to improve your soil is to plant green manures, commonly called cover crops. This variety has been used as a natural soil fumigant by tilling it into the soil immediately after cutting or frost-kill.

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. Organic matter is the food component of soil.

For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom. (A) Annual (B) Biennial (P) Perennial Overall Rating:. Plant late September to early October.