Cover Crop Seed Cool Season Soil Building Mix Growing a cover crop (aka Green Manure) is a wonderful way to build soil organic matter, protect the soil against erosion, fix nitrogen, provide habitat for beneficial insects & pollinators and so much more! We typically plant cool season cover crops after harvesting the last of the summer garden which is typically in October here in Oregon. Alternately, they can be planted as early in late winter or early spring as possible.   This mixture of cool season varieties is a proven mix that we use here on our farm and in gardens. The cereal grain sprout quickly and provide a vertical scaffold for the peas and vetch to climb. The peas sprout quickly and provides fast growth and coverage and abundant nitrogen fixation.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area. 100% certified organic. Plant-available N is maximized when cereals are terminated before they enter the reproductive phase. Crimp or flail termination is most effective at cereal anthesis. Drill 1-1.5” or broadcast and roll. Use higher seed rate if broadcasting, battling undesirable weeds or planting steep slopes. Organic Triticale VNS 40%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 45%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated & inoculated 5% * We regret that we are unable to ship this product internationally in amounts larger than 1 pound * Seeding rates: 75-150 pounds per acre  1/4-1/2 pound per 100 sq.ft., 5-6# for 1000 sq.ft.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area. Cool Season Soil Building Mix contains: Organic Triticale VNS 40%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 45%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated & inoculated 5%  ...

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A well balanced blend for optimum fertility. Similar to the Cool Season Mix but with an addition of Vetch for extra nitrogen fixing qualities and added biomass.  Growing a cover crop (aka Green Manure) is a wonderful way to build soil organic matter, protect the soil against erosion, fix nitrogen, provide habitat for beneficial insects & pollinators and so much more! We typically plant cool season cover crops after harvesting the last of the summer garden which is typically in October here in Oregon. Alternately, they can be planted as early in late winter or early spring as possible.   This mixture of cool season varieties is a proven mix that we use here on our farm and in gardens. The cereal grain sprout quickly and provide a vertical scaffold for the peas and vetch to climb. The peas sprout quickly and provides fast growth and coverage and abundant nitrogen fixation. A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area. Compostion: Organic Triticale VNS 35%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Common Vetch, coated & inoculated 20%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 20%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated & inoculated 5%  Size: 1lb...

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Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus  Dual purpose cover crop and food crop! The long tapered white roots can be eaten raw, fermented or pickled. As a cover crop Daikon is used to help break up clay based or compacted soils - like those from a former pasture. Daikon is great when combined with other cover crop plants like buckwheat. In the summer this combination helps build soil structure and to suppress weeds.  photo attribution: Ctg4Rahat, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons...

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Trifolium incarntum Excellent cover crop for soil coverage with beautiful red flowers that attract pollinators. Seeds come inoculated with Nitrogen fixing rhizobia bacteria. Red clover can be planted in late summer/ early fall or in the early spring. Excellent forage for livestock. Seed rate = 20-30#/acre...

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