No Till Garden Cover Crop Mix

No Till Garden Cover Crop Mix

Do you plant a garden each year and find that by fall, it becomes overrun with weeds, or maybe you till it at the end of the year and leave your soil bare for six months? This year, consider enhancing your garden's health by planting a cover crop in the Spring, Late Summer, or Fall. This cover crop will help fix nitrogen in the soil, suppress weeds, increase biomass, and offer numerous other benefits.

• Quick germination and fast growth
• This mix features seven seed varieties, each carefully chosen to play a crucial role as a cover crop, ensuring optimal benefits for your soil.
• Requires zero tillage to grow
• This cover crop will help fix your soil's nitrogen, suppress weeds, break up soil compaction, and increase your garden's biomass 
• Nitrogen Fixation: This mix includes three types of legumes, crimson clover, hairy vetch, and winter peas. These naturally set nitrogen in the soil, promoting plant growth and improving soil health.
• Soil Compaction: The turnips and radishes in this mix will help decompact the soil through the growth of their bulbs. This enhances soil health by loosening compacted soil, improving water infiltration, increasing aeration, enhancing nutrient availability, supporting root growth, and increasing microsite availability
• Biomass: This blend of seven distinct seeds will significantly boost the biomass in your soil, enriching it naturally and effectively.
• Weed Suppression: This mix establishes rapidly and provides dense coverage, effectively shading out weeds and minimizing their growth.
• Throw and Grow Mix, very easy to establish

What's in the Bag?

This bag only has Forage Oats, Rye Grain, Winter Peas, Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover, Buster Radish, and Purple Top Turnips in it. We do not add any unneeded fillers, it's just pure seed.

Planting Guide

Seed Type: 

• Annual

Sunlight Exposure: 

• Full Sun
• Partial Sun

Seeding Depth:

• 1/8-1/4 inch
• Broadcasted on top the soil (Rake in)
  

Seeding Rate: 

• 1 lb covers 900 - 1200 Sq. Ft.
• 5 lbs covers 4500 - 6000 Sq. Ft.

Soil Type: 

• Well Drained
• Moderately Drained

Seeding Dates

North-

• Spring: Mid April through May
• Fall: August through Mid September (After you harvest your crops)

Central-

• Spring: April through May
• Fall: August through Mid October (After you harvest your crops)

South-

• Spring: April through Mid June
• Fall: September through October (After you harvest your crops)

Note: Seed as soon as possible in the spring (After dangers of frost). In the Fall, seed after harvesting crops.