Uses Seed Cover Crops For Sale In New Hampshire

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil.

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.

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.

Matures in 60 days. One of the most preferred vegetables for deer. Hairy Vetch – Sow with or without grain, grass or field peas! When sown late summer, grows fast and will attract wildlife.

Some brassicas have a large taproot that can break through plow or rototiller pans, thus aerating the soil. Also known as pastry wheat. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people.

Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Cut the plants near the base when most of the green color has turned brown and the seeds are hardening (no longer milky).If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace...

Available size: 1/4 lb (4 oz) Planting Tips: Plant anytime in warm weather (4 oz per 100 sq ft) and till into the soil when flowering begins, usually 4-6 weeks. May be planted and tilled under several times in a summer.

Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements...

Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. The addition of organic matter builds soil structure, which increases water absorption and nutrient-holding capacity, buffers the soil pH, and improves...

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.

It is typically found in prairies, open woods, fields and disturbed sites. Provides quality forage for livestock and wildlife. This cool-season bunchgrass can be found throughout Canada and the U.S. except in the southeastern states.

White Tailed Deer, Bison and Prairie Dogs utilize it for forage, and it is a larval host for the Green Skipper. Plants are stoloniferous and can invade flower beds if an edging or barrier is not used.

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...

Legume cover crops are an essential component of good soil management. Nutrient cycling affects both the physical and chemical properties of the soil. Some brassicas have a large taproot that can break through plow or rototiller pans, thus aerating the...

If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation. A bush southern pea with early maturity and good disease resistance.

Contains a blend of Austrian Field Peas, Crimson Clover, Hairy Vetch, Annual and Winter Rye. (30% Field Pea, 20% Crimson Clover, 20% Hairy Vetch, 15% Annual Rye, 15% Winter Rye) Seed Coverage: – 5 lbs covers 2,000-4,000 sqaure feet – 100 lbs covers...

Cool wheat grain is quick to germinate and cold tolerant! Adaptable to a wide range of soils, Winter Wheat is sown in late summer for erosion control and tilled under in early spring to add organic matter.

Winter wheat is an exceptional, inexpensive and fast growing cover crop that suppresses weeds and disease with its allelopathic effect. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements...

Great straw strength and a high test weight. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression

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...

A cabbage related plant that is a perfect grazer! Dwarf Essex Rape is a perfect grazer plant that will persist well after the first frost. Ready to pasture 6-8 weeks after sowing. Canola (Brassica napus): Cool season, broadleaf, upright and spreading...

The best choice for fast, cool-season germination. Can reach up to 5 feet! Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed suppression

Prefers a moist soil. * The seeds are "negatively photoblastic", or photodormant, and will only germinate in darkness. The flowers are a rich source of nectar and is occasionally grown commercially as a crop for bees.

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

It bears compound, alternate, toothed leaflets which resemble ferns or sumac . It's Chinese name is zhen zhu mei. * The flowers are generous with their sweet perfume whatever the weather.

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks.