Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Seed - 50 lb Bag
Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Seed - 50 lb Bag
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Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Seed - 50 lb Bag
- Organic Status - Not Organic, Raw / OMRI Coating
Overview
Hardy, vining, winter annual legume, attaining a height of 24 inches when planted alone and higher when planted with a tall companion crop that provides structural support for climbing. Plant in the fall. It is cold-tolerant, flowers in April and ripens seed in May-June. Used as a cover crop, green manure, pasture, silage, and hay. It is capable of contributing large amounts of soil organic matter and nitrogen to a following crop. Fixes 90 - 120 lbs nitrogen per acre.
Legume inoculant recommended.
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Seeding Rate
Plant hairy vetch at 25 - 35 lb/acre when sown alone, and 25 lb/acre when sown with rye. We recommend mixing rye and vetch together for maximum organic matter and weed suppression.