Uses Seed Cover Crops For Sale In Houston

Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer,...

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense...

A great all purpose crop that works three ways. 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 to the surface for other plants...

Recommended seeding rate: 3-4 pounds per 1000 square feet; 70-150 pounds per acre. Spring arrival brings re-growth that can be turned under as a green manure. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty garden during the winter months. It provides rapid growth of green mass that chokes out weeds and provides organic matter content to the soil.

Packet will cover 300 to 400 square feet. 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...

Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Legumes obtain their nitrogen from the air, and can provide as much nitrogen for your next crop as fertilizer,...

Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. When these soil microorganisms eat organic matter, nutrients are released back into the soil in a form that is usable by plants.

Recommended seeding rate: 3-4 pounds per 1000 square feet; 70-150 pounds per acre. Spring arrival brings re-growth that can be turned under as a green manure. For maximum nitrogen yields, legumes should be incorporated into the soil at peak bloom.

Canola (Brassica napus): Cool season, broadleaf, upright and spreading growth habit Uses: Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Forage A cabbage related plant that is a perfect grazer! Dwarf Essex Rape is a perfect grazer plant that will persist well after...

Uses: Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression Packer forage pea is a legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing! Sometimes called “Canadian field pea” is...

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.

Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. When these soil microorganisms eat organic matter, nutrients are released back into the soil in a form that is usable by plants.

Whole and select-size sunflower seeds coated in creamy milk chocolate and a shiny pastel shell. We'll do whatever it takes to make it right. This light sweet is a great alternative to conventional chocolate candies and makes an eye-catching and delicious...

Great for underseeding with a legume. Quick growing green manure. Uses: Erosion prevention, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter, Weed Suppresion Great for garlic beds and other vegetables.

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.

Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. Pre-inoculated. Plant late September to early October.

Works well for hay or silage. Can fix up to 150 lb. Can be used as a cover crop between rows of vegetable crops if mowed to maintain manageability. A fast growing clover that can be sowed in spring, summer or fall! Medium Red Clover is fast to establish...

If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Dimpled Brown Crowder Cowpea is a prolific yielder with pods that contain 12-15 peas, closely bunched together.

Vigorous late summer growth provides winter erosion control. The hairy vetch and winter rye will regrow in the spring to provide nutrients for crops to utilize. The peas, clover, and ryegrass will winter kill to provide organic matter and soil cover.

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense...

Benefits bees and insects. Fixes nitrogen. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive. Shade tolerant and sod forming. It is a nutritious and palatable forage grass for domestic and wild animals.

Captures soil nutrients in the fall to release in spring when worked into the soil. The best choice for fast, cool-season germination. Can reach up to 5 feet! Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.): Cool season, grass, Annual or perennial, Upright plant growth,...

The short plants are great for small gardens, and yields are high. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation.