Farm Seed Cover Crops For Sale In South Carolina

Needs to be inoculated. These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover. The addition of organic matter builds soil structure, which increases water absorption and nutrient-holding...

Plant late September to early October. Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut...

Because the seeds of this mix vary in weight and size, it is best seeded with a grain drill. The peas, clover, and ryegrass will winter kill to provide organic matter and soil cover.

Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

Plant late September to early October. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. When fall sown, it grows quickly and overtakes fall weeds, then as the cold days of winter begin, it goes dormant.

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. This cool-weather grain is quick germinating, cold tolerant, and has an extensive fibrous root system. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the...

Plant late September to early October. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. When fall sown, it grows quickly and overtakes fall weeds, then as the cold days of winter begin, it goes dormant.

Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

California Blackeye #46 plants are more erect than California Blackeye #5. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Similar to California Blackeye #5 but with smaller seeds.

Austrian Winter is a great cool season legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing! Sometimes called “black pea” and “field pea” is a cool-season, annual legume with good, nitrogen-fixing capabilities.

Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. In mild climates (zones 6 and above), cover crops can be fall planted and tilled in the following spring just before planting.

Great way to fix nitrogen and add organic matter to the soil! A great ratio of grass and legume cover crop for fixing nitrogen, winter cover, weed suppression and more. Sow no later than 6 weeks before first fall frost in your area.

Indiangrass is a warm-season bunchgrass that is native to central and eastern North America. The beautiful, plume-like seed heads are very ornamental. Provides cover and food for wildlife.

Prevents erosion and builds organic matter in the soil! Plant early to late fall; in mild climates fall through early spring. Captures soil nutrients in the fall to release in spring when worked into the soil.

Plant late September to early October. Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut...

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

Recommended seeding rate: 1 pound per 1000 square feet; 25-40 pounds per acre. These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover.

Adapted to hot humid climates. Does well in most climates. Pods average 6-7 ” long, and are silver colored, occasionally streaked with rose. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation.

One of the most popular varieties preferred by Southerners. Hulls are purple, cowpeas are green with pinkeyes when freshly picked turning cream with dark maroon when dry. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

Switchgrass is a rhizomatous, warm-season bunchgrass that is native throughout most of the U.S. It is a major component of the Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem. It is late maturing and was developed as a renewable biofuel resource for the southern U.S. Recommended...

Plant late September to early October. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. When fall sown, it grows quickly and overtakes fall weeds, then as the cold days of winter begin, it goes dormant.

Can be a source of revenue for market farmers.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/cover-crop-mixes/peas-and-oats-mix-organic-cover-crop-seed-3685G.32.htmlThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping...

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer.

* The seeds are "negatively photoblastic", or photodormant, and will only germinate in darkness. * Seed propagation- sow in situ in late spring or late summer. * This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters.

A bush cowpea that has heavy yields of delicious peas. Elite is a bush type cream southern pea that produces heavy yields of 7″ pods. Peas are delicious and easy to shell. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation.