Uses Seed Cover Crops For Sale In Salt Lake City

Upon turning under the crop, nitrogen and other elements are released or recycled back just underneath the soil surface so the next crop can utilize the nitrogen that once was beyond reach and leaching away.

Hairy Vetch has rapid growth that makes it a good weed suppressant. Barkant Forage Turnip – Great forage crop that provides high energy feed! Barkant turnips are an improved, early maturing, diploid turnip wtih a large purple tankard shaped bulb.

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers.

Ready to pasture 6-8 weeks after sowing. 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. Canola (Brassica napus): Cool season, broadleaf, upright and spreading...

Winter kills and turns into great biomass. Radish (Brassica): Cool Season, broadleaf, Annual, Upright and spreading habit, Root Crop Uses: Nitrogen Scavenger, Green Manure, Forage, Organic Matter, Weed Suppression

The addition of organic matter builds soil structure, which increases water absorption and nutrient-holding capacity, buffers the soil pH, and improves aeration. A great all purpose crop that works three ways.

Typical nitrogen produced is 100 lbs. Sow with or without grain, grass or field peas! When sown late summer, spring regrowth is vigorous and nitrogen-producing, for tilling in before planting the spring garden crops.

Turning under should be done at least three weeks before you sow your next crop. In spring the plant surges forth creating a fine cover crop. Cereal grains and grasses grow very quickly and provide quick ground cover.

Should be sown from early spring to late summer. Great way to fix nitrogen and add organic matter to the soil! A great ratio of grass and legume cover crop for fixing nitrogen, winter cover, weed suppression and more.

Captures soil nutrients in the fall to release in spring when worked into the soil. Can reach up to 5 feet! Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.): Cool season, grass, Annual or perennial, Upright plant growth, Crude protein: straw 4%, grain 14%, C:N ratio: 40-48,...

The roots also scavenge nutrients from deep in the soil and bring them back to the surface where they can be utilized by your next food crop plantings. In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation...

Winter varieties require cold temperatures in order to produce seed heads (vernalize) in spring; they should be planted in the fall. Recommended seeding rate: 3-4 pounds per 1000 square feet; 70-150 pounds per acre.

Upon turning under the crop, nitrogen and other elements are released or recycled back just underneath the soil surface so the next crop can utilize the nitrogen that once was beyond reach and leaching away.

Pods average 6-7 ” long, and are silver colored, occasionally streaked with rose. Does well in most climates. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

High in protein, digestible, and free of prussic acid. Pearl Millet is a very tall grass that can reach 15 feet. Well adapted to low soil moisture, low fertility, and high temperatures.

Packer forage pea is a low-growing, viny legume which has been shown to fix over 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre per year. Packer forage pea is a legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing! Sometimes called “Canadian field pea” is a cool-season,...

It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive. * Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue .

The oats stay green into November and form a mulched bed for spring planting. Great for garlic beds and other vegetables. Quick growing green manure. Oats will kill off winter weeds and hold soil with a mat of vegetation! A high yielding oat that can...

Of nitrogen per acre. Comes OMRI Pre-inoculated. Sweet clover is slow to establish the first year but comes on fast the following year. Our favorite clover because it is more versatile than other clovers at nitrogen fixating, erosion control and attracting...

Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty garden during the winter months. Packet will cover from 100 to 200 square feet. It provides rapid growth of green mass that chokes out weeds and provides organic...

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. A valuable forage crop, Piper Sudangrass can be grazed, cut for a fine hay or made into silage.

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. As a fast germinating nurse crop, it will shade and keep the soil cooler for slower germinating legumes.

Recommended seeding rate: 3 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 7 pounds per acre. Widely used in Europe and quickly gaining popularity here as a cover crop. At our farm, we have found that this crop conditions the top few inches of soil better than almost...

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. An annual with ivory blossoms, Berseem will tolerate a wide range of soils, and temperatures down to 15°F.

Requires a sunny position. It is a perennial with grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single seeded berries on a spike in the fall. * Prefers a sandy soil.

Once established, it is extremely drought tolerant and tough. Buffalo Grass is a warm-season grass and predominant component of the shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains. It can be used as a xeriscape lawn grass for water conservation, and it is a common...