Gardenway Cover Crop Seed - 5 LBS

Gardenway Cover Crop Seed - 5 LBS

Description

Cover cropping can be an important practice for the end of the garden season. Even small gardens will benefit from the use of cover crops, or 'green manures.' Tilling, weeding, harvesting and foot traffic of most home gardens tend to destroy soil structure.

Planting cover crops is an easy way to revitalize the soil as well as help soil tilth and subsequent plant growth. Cover crops are planted in vacant space and worked into the soil after they grow instead of being eaten.

Gardenway cover crop seed has fast growth and easy establishment. Gardenway cover crop seed is a mixture of: triticale, peas, oats, vetch, annual ryegrass, and crimson clover.

You can till gardenway cover crop seed in or cut it off and let it decompose.

Seeding rate: sow this garden cover crop seed at 4 lbs/1000 square feet.

What kind of seeds are in the mix? Currently it's 35% CCT Triticale, 28% Austrian Winter Peas, 25% Walken Oats, 9% Common Vetch, 2% Annual Ryegrass, and 1% Crimson Clover.

Can this be planted in October? Is it considered no till, so you can plant something else in the spring over it? Yes.

Have the seeds been inoculated? Yes.

When should this be planted? Fall? Fall and spring.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of seeds are in the mix ?

Currently it's 35% CCT Triticale28% Austrian Winter Peas25% Walken Oats9% Common Vetch2% Annual Ryegrass1% Crimson Clover

Can this be planted in October? Is it considered no till, so you can plant something else in the spring over it?

Yes

have the seeds been innoculated?

Yes

When should this be planted? Fall?

Fall and spring