Uses Seed Cover Crops For Sale In Anchorage

Excessive soil fertility will cause lower protein levels and may lead to lodging (heavy heads falling over). Recommended seeding rate: 3-4 pounds per 1000 square feet; 70-150 pounds per acre.

This mix of oats, barley, and spring wheat produces a high-protein grain blend, rich nutritious feed for livestock, along with excellent quality bedding straw. Recommended seeding rate: 80-100 pounds per acre.

Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter. Upon turning under the crop, nitrogen and other elements are released or recycled back just underneath the soil surface so the next crop can utilize the nitrogen that once was beyond...

Because of its dense growth, Buckwheat can smother out the most tenacious weeds, even thistle! An excellent attractant for beneficial insects as well as a good thrip trap crop. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen...

Also known as pastry wheat. When fall sown, it grows quickly and overtakes fall weeds, then as the cold days of winter begin, it goes dormant. We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage,...

Winter rye is the most popular winter cover crop. Packet will cover from 100 to 200 square feet. Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty garden during the winter months.

Specialized equipment, which is often needed for terminating (mowing and incorporating) perennial cover crops, is not necessary. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Cut the plants near the base when most of the green color has turned brown...

More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits that growing cover crops such as oilseed radish, mustards, and forage turnips can provide. Green manures can be grown in the same year as a vegetable crop, such as a...

Jackhammer radish is a fast growing daikon radish that is a great scavenger. Radish (Brassica): Cool Season, broadleaf, Annual, Upright and spreading habit, Root Crop Uses: Nitrogen Scavenger, Green Manure, Forage, Organic Matter, Weed Suppression

Other brassica species release chemical compounds that may be toxic to soil borne pathogens and pests such as nematodes, symphylans, and even some weeds. In addition to this benefit, legume green manures (peas, beans, clovers, favas and vetch) act as...

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

Sow at 50 lb./acre or 1 1/2 lb./1,000 sq.ft.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/cover-crop-mixes/fall-green-manure/fall-green-manure-mix-cover-crop-seed-2613.30.htmlThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based...

They can provide a tremendous amount of biomass that not only smothers weeds and prevents soil erosion, but also puts huge amounts of green matter, or green manure, back into the soil which improves the soil's tilth.

This organic cover crop will be very successful in warmer climates, containing 70% winter grain rye and 30% field (Austrian) winter pea. The mix is a balance of rapidly growing winter rye for erosion control and weed suppression plus Austrian winter pea...

They can provide a tremendous amount of biomass that not only smothers weeds and prevents soil erosion, but also puts huge amounts of green matter, or green manure, back into the soil which improves the soil's tilth.

Prevents erosion and builds organic matter in the soil! Plant early to late fall; in mild climates fall through early spring. Can reach up to 5 feet! Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.): Cool season, grass, Annual or perennial, Upright plant growth, Crude...

The combination of the two produces more biomass than has been seen before. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer, containing 100-150 pounds of nitrogen per acre.

The foliage is pale green, and the flowers are colored, usually purple, pink or reddish. Austrian winter pea is a low-growing, viny legume which has been shown to fix over 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre per year.

More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits that growing cover crops such as oilseed radish, mustards, and forage turnips can provide. Green manures can be grown in the same year as a vegetable crop, such as a...

Excellent for prairie and conservation mixtures. It can reach up to seven feet tall and is a common species of the Tallgrass Prairie. Provides cover and food for wildlife. The beautiful, plume-like seed heads are very ornamental.

The oats stay green into November and form a mulched bed for spring planting. Uses: Erosion prevention, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter, Weed Suppresion Great for underseeding with a legume.

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Broadcast at 25 lbs. It is two to four times as large as common white clover. Ryegrass and orchardgrass work well with ladino clover in mixtures. It is not deep rooted, and will not tolerate much drought.

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' better known as Black Mondo Grass is dense, purplish, grass-like ground cover used for high contrast foliage look. Thrilling shade garden plant with various applications, use as purple-black ground cover for exotic...

Contains 239,500 seeds/lb. Works well for hay or silage. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Compaction Control, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

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