Uses Seed Cover Crops For Sale In Baton Rouge

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

Also known as pastry wheat. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer, containing 100-150...

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.

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...

Also known as pastry wheat. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer, containing 100-150...

Turnips have a high leaf to stem ratio and and provide very high concentrations of protein, sugar content and leaf yields. Ideally suited for grazing and it is common to obtain 4-6 tons of dry matter per acre of this high-energy feed.

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter.

In spring the plant surges forth creating a fine cover crop. 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.

Produces 2-3 tons of dry matter per acre when grown alone, and fixes 50-110 pounds of nitrogen per acre. It tolerates light mowing or grazing. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer,...

Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression< Prevents erosion and builds organic matter in the soil! Plant early to late fall; in mild climates fall through early spring.

The list of benefits that cover crops can offer a garden is extensive, and Lacy Phacelia is unique in that its preeminent contribution is its pollinator-attracting power. If you are interested in attracting pollinating insects to your garden or just supporting...

The mix is a balance of rapidly growing winter rye for erosion control and weed suppression plus Austrian winter pea for nitrogen fixation and aesthetic color during the winter. Packet will cover 300 to 400 square feet.

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 plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil,...

As part of a long-term rotation plan, cover crops can provide a stable habitat within your garden for beneficial insects and microorganisms. Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter.

Seed early spring for a spring-through-summer cover crop or late summer through fall for winter cover/mulch. Sow at 5 lb./1,000 sq.ft., or about 120-200 lb./acre. Mixed to meet our farm manager's preferred percentages of 70% peas and 30% oats.

Cold hardy enough to grow long into the fall leaving behind a great mulch for soil protection. (75% peas / 25% oats by weight) Seed Coverage: – 5 lbs covers 2,000-4,000 sqaure feet – 100 lbs covers 1-2 acres Uses: Deer Attractant, Green Manure, Nitrogen...

Hairy Vetch has rapid growth that makes it a good weed suppressant. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

Also known as pastry wheat. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer, containing 100-150...

Produce pods that are six to seven inches long and purple. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Hulls are purple, cowpeas are green with pinkeyes when freshly picked turning cream with dark maroon when dry.

Serve them at weddings or springtime celebrations. We'll do whatever it takes to make it right. Pastel mix sunflower seeds are a tasty alternative to conventional chocolate candies.

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Broadcast at 25 lbs. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Compaction Control, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

Can reach up to 5 feet! Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.): Cool season, grass, Annual or perennial, Upright plant growth, Crude protein: straw 4%, grain 14%, C:N ratio: 40-48, Self pollinator (wind) Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger,...

This will encourage faster decomposition. May be planted and tilled under several times in a summer. Tip: I t's a good idea to mow your cover crop just before turning it back into the soil.

The most cold tolerant of annual clovers, FIXatioN Balansa can survive down to -14°F while producing huge amounts of biomass and fixing over 250 pounds of nitrogen per acre. This exceptionally resilient variety is tolerant of drought, heat, cold, shade,...