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Cover Crop - Rapeseed

2020-01-09T03:31:50-08:00

Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE)
Type: All Cover Crops
Price: 1.99 - 9.99 (3 variants)

Rapeseed is also used as a cover crop in the US during the winter as it prevents soil erosion, produces large amounts of biomass, suppresses weeds and can improve soil tilth with its root system.

Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil.

Rapeseed is the second-largest source of protein meal in the world.

Rapeseed oil is used as diesel fuel, either as biodiesel, straight in heated fuel systems, or blended with petroleum distillates for powering motor vehicles.

Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of toxic erucic acid.

Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and second-largest source of protein meal in the world.

Source and Photo: Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed

Cover Crop - Clover (White Dutch)

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE)
Type: All Cover Crops
Price: 1.99 - 8.99 (3 variants)

Quick Overview

• Perennial
• Chokes out weeds

Details

Perennial. A low-growing perennial clover that forms a nice mat perfect for pathways between beds. It competes well against quckgrass and, although the plants grow over into the beds, they can easily be pulled back with a rake before mowing. As a green manure/cover crop, it fixes nitrogen and since it's perennial, can be plowed in at any time. Pre-inoculated seed. Plant in early spring: April-May. Planting rate: ½ lb per 1,000 sq. ft.; 8-10 lbs per acre for dry land, 10-12 lbs per acre for irrigated land.

Cover Crop - Clover (Yellow Sweet Blossom)

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

	Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE) Type: All Cover Crops Price: 1.99 - 8.99 (3 variants)
Quick Overview • Biennial • Vigorous • Sow Spring & Summer Details Tremendous green manure and bee pasture. Vigorous grower with long tap roots to help break up compact soil. Can produce up to 125 lb. of nitrogen per acre. Sow in the spring or summer. Planting rate: 1/2 lb per 1,000 sq ft

Cover Crop - Clover (Red Crimson)

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

	Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE) Type: All Cover Crops Price: 1.99 - 8.99 (3 variants)
Quick Overview • Biennial • Bees love clover! Details Planted spring, summer or fall, this quick growing clover is the most versatile variety for a green manure to enrich soil. Needs good moisture. Flowers are used for tea. Excellent forage and cover crop. Planting rate: ½ lb. per 1,000 sq. ft.

Cover Crop - Fall & Winter Rye

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE)
Type: All Cover Crops
Price: 2.99 - 12.99 (3 variants)

Quick Overview

• Perennial
• Suppress weeds

Details

Very hardy, valued for its ability to break up hard pan soils with a profusion of roots and root hairs. Suppresses weeds, adaptable to a wide range of soil and climate conditions. Can plant from early spring until the ground freezes as a winter cover crop. Plant in fall with winter peas for nitrogen, organic matter and weed suppression. Planting rate: 3lbs per 1,000 sq ft;

Cover Crop - Hairy Vetch

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE)
Type: All Cover Crops
Price: 1.99 - 9.99 (3 variants)

Quick Overview

• Annual
• Nitrogen-rich
• Hardy
• Vicia villosa Cool season legume cover crop

Details

Valuable soil-improvement crop. Vigorous legume produces huge amounts of nitrogen-rich biomass for turning under. Can be planted in the spring through late summer. Late summer (late August early September) planted vetch will winter over, growing vigorously the following spring. Can be mixed with oats or rye for maximum weed competition. Hardy; will also sprout in the spring if planted before the ground freezes in November (like winter rye). Demands fairly fertile soil and adequate rainfall as is shallow-rooted. Livestock caution: Seeds are poisonous. Planting rate: 1 lb per 1,000 sq ft

Cover Crop - Buckwheat

2017-09-09T07:12:52-07:00

Vendor: SeedsNow-CoverCrops (IE)
Type: All Cover Crops
Price: 1.99 - 9.99 (3 variants)

Quick Overview

• Annual
• Good for breaking up soil!

• Planting rate: 1 lb. per 1,000 sq. ft.

Details

Especially valuable for its release of phosphorus, buckwheat also contributes a significant amount of organic matter. Very competitive with weeds, good for breaking up the soil. Can grow two crops in the north.

Bees love Buckwheat! Good bugs love buckwheat!

Seed when ground is well warmed and after last spring frost; it has no frost tolerance. When June planted, in 35 days it is waist high, in bloom and ready to plow under. Good to follow with a fall crops of rye and Austrian winter pea. Just rake in some seed after harvesting an annual crop and buckwheat will keep out the weeds and look great doing it. Green Lacewing adults will feast on the nectar then deposit their "aphid lion" eggs on nearby garden crops.

Wheat

2011-07-02T19:29:00-07:00

Vendor: SeedsNow
Type: All Wheat seeds
Price: 1.99 - 19.99 (3 variants)

Wheat (Organic), Hard Red

Hard, brownish, high-protein wheat used for bread and hard baked goods.

- Bread Flour and high-gluten flours are commonly made from.

- Certified Organic.
Day to Maturity | 75 days

NOTE: THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO CANADA.