Cover Crop Mix
Cover Crop Mix
Made and shipped by MIgardener
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Cover Crop Mix is a powerful blend of red clover, field rye, winter pea, hairy vetch, and daikon radish that enriches and protects garden soil through the off-season. It fixes nitrogen, suppresses weeds, breaks up compacted soil, and prevents erosion while adding organic matter as it decomposes.
At a glance
- Type: multi-species cover crop blend
- Heirloom, non-GMO seed
- Includes red clover, field rye, winter pea, hairy vetch, and daikon radish
- Coverage: each packet covers 5 to 10 square feet
- Fixes nitrogen and builds organic matter
- Sow in fall or spring
- Packet price: $2.00
Best for
- Building and rejuvenating garden soil
- Suppressing weeds over the off-season
- Breaking up compacted ground
- Preventing erosion on bare beds
- Drawing pollinators
- Reducing fertilizer needs
How to grow
Sow in fall or spring across bare beds and keep moist for germination. Before the crop sets seed, mow or cut it down, let the residue dry briefly, then till, dig, or mulch it into the soil to decompose and feed your next planting.
About MIgardener
MIgardener offers heirloom, non-GMO seed varieties at honest prices for home gardeners.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
Product facts
- Made by
- MIgardener
- Maker based in
- St. Clair, Michigan
- Size
- Price per unit