{"title":"Cover Crops","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sages-texas-cowpea-1","title":"Cowpea, Sage's Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProlific, beautiful, and diverse cowpea mix. One of our favorites!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first evidence of domesticated cowpeas was found in central Ghana at an archaeological site that dates back 4,000 years. Across Africa, cowpeas are a main source of protein for people and livestock. Cowpeas traveled with enslaved Africans to the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. They have become a staple of Southern cuisine in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe initially received these seeds as a landrace from lovely landrace seedsman Joseph Lofthouse, who received them from Sage, a landrace seedswoman in Texas. Sage wears many other creative hats, including artist, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/flowerweaver\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ephotographer,\u003c\/a\u003e musician, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/flowerweaver\/13672988544\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehummingbird whisperer\u003c\/a\u003e! Sage's climate in Texas is harsh. She and her fields have had to endure floods, extreme droughts, tornadoes, and wildfires. Natural selection due to these conditions has made her landrace cowpeas a true survivor. It is a beautiful mix of small peas in a stunning diversity of color, with some grey, some maroon, some black, and some tan seeds. This is by far the most prolific cowpea variety we've trialed for production. We love the humble and wholesome beauty of the seeds, and their dainty size lends well to quick-cooking. Our Texas transplant friends introduced us to \"Texas Caviar\"--what a wonderful dish to showcase these Texas cowpeas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough cowpeas haven't really become all the rage in the Intermountain West, we believe it's high time! They're excellent nitrogen fixers, and they can be eaten at several stages. In the \"green bean\" stage they're delicious and a more crisp than Phaseolus beans. In the \"green\" stage, you can shell them and eat the peas like fresh favas without that pesky additional husk. Or, you can let the pods dry completely on the plant and harvest for storage, to be cooked like other dry beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeds grown by Titbout's Seeds in Missoula, Montana. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 seeds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirections: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDirect seed after danger of frost has passed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e6”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e6-12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e60-70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46170241761528,"sku":"019962576164","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":46172290187512,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/products\/Cowpea-Sages-Texas.jpg?v=1536618059"},{"product_id":"barley-jet","title":"Barley, Jet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHordeum vulgare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorgeous Ethiopian heirloom 2-row black barley on highly attractive, drought-tolerant plants!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrains are often overlooked by home gardeners, but this beauty will change your mind! Hull-less, black, attractive, drought-tolerant plants. Once cleaned they are ready to cook but save seed for planting next year! Can be used as a green manure crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeds grown by Titbout's Seeds in Missoula, Montana and Reditus Natural Farming in Ferdinand, Idaho. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e200 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirections:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed in spring. Seed thickly for green manure, thin to 6\" apart for grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1\/2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3-6\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e72-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":47728636297464,"sku":"748252551856","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4 lb","offer_id":47728636330232,"sku":null,"price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2 lb","offer_id":47728636363000,"sku":null,"price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 lb","offer_id":47728636395768,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 lb","offer_id":47728636428536,"sku":"748252551860","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/products\/Barley-Jet.jpg?v=1536619389"},{"product_id":"buckwheat-1","title":"Buckwheat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFagopyrum esculentum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwesome green manure and insectary plant! Smothers weeds! Edible seeds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuckwheat is a favorite of organic farmers for summer planting after spring crops have come out. It grows extremely quickly, smothering out weeds. Can be cut down as mulch, tilled into the soil as green manure, or allowed to flower to feed bees and other insects. Phosphorus accumulator. Annual. OP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeds grown by Sonshine Acres in Emmett, Idaho.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e300 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirections: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDirect seed after danger of frost has passed. 75-85 days to maturity for seed harvest, 38-44 days to maturity for flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e42 or 80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46865961124088,"sku":"748252563453","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":46865961156856,"sku":null,"price":9.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/products\/Buckwheat.jpg?v=1536619992"},{"product_id":"barley-purple-dolma","title":"Barley, Purple Dolma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHordeum vulgare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHulless, wholesome, and adaptable grain, excellent for the home garden or small farm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis hulless 6-row barley was a standout in Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance’s heritage grain trials. Here's what they have to say about this variety's history. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt came to our collection through many hands that received it from the late great seed saver Anpetu Oihankesni who collected it in Kinnaur, India, a Himalayan region in Himachal Pradesh state, bordering Tibet. Barley is a staple of this region in both its solid and liquid form. It is one of the few crops not imported and is instead locally grown and marketed. It thrives in drier, mountainous regions, and is a high-yielding spring-planted barley.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHearty grain -- delicious whole or stone-ground for flour. 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Sonoran soft white wheat was brought to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in the 1600s by Spanish missionaries to make their communion wafers, but it found popularity among indigenous farmers who could grow it in rotation with corn as an additional crop to make \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e for tortillas. It is a hardy, adaptable, and drought-tolerant variety. Also known as Olas Pilcan (Pima), Kno Wheat, and Trigo Mota.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeritage wheats are often better tolerated by folks with gluten allergies than modern varieties. They are also more genetically diverse and therefore more adaptable to a diversity of growing regions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFun fact: wheat has a genome five times the size of the human genome! Hooray for heritage wheat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor more information about this variety, check out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slowfoodusa.org\/white-sonora-wheat\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSlow Food USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slowfoodusa.org\/white-sonora-wheat\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/slowfoodusa.org\/white-sonora-wheat\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeeds grown by Winnower Farm in Dry Creek Valley, Idaho and Titbout's Seeds in Missoula, Montana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e125 seeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirections:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDirect seed in early Spring, in rows 6” apart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGerminates within a week, and is ready for harvest towards the end of Summer, when the hulls around the seeds are dry and tan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e½”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3”- 6”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e90-100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":41205772058824,"sku":"019962579165","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 lbs","offer_id":41205772189896,"sku":"","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/products\/WheatSonoranWhite.jpg?v=1609357799"},{"product_id":"rye-sepp-holzer","title":"Rye, Sepp Holzer","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecale cereale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWebstore Exclusive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ancient Siberian Rye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAcquired by Sepp Holzer in 1957 for use on his permaculture farm in the Austrian Alps. He continuously selected for growth, vigor, and disease\/pest resistance for more than 60 years before this seed made its way to North America. Vigorous 6' tall plants can be used as an overwinter cover crop, cereal grain, or for grazing livestock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeeds grown by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Reditus Natural Farming in Ferdinand, Idaho.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e115 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirections:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Direct seed in August through the beginning of October. Plants will be ready for harvest around July the following year. For larger plots, broadcast seed by hand onto well-prepared soil. Try for a coverage of approximately 6-10 seeds per square foot. Then rake to cover the seed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3-6\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3-10\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":47758529691896,"sku":null,"price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":47758529724664,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/files\/SRSC_Logo_-_WE.jpg?v=1776274782"},{"product_id":"cover-crop-mix","title":"Cover Crop Mix","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSecale cereale \u0026amp; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eVicia villosa\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWebstore Exclusive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCover crops are an awesome way to build your soil by feeding the oodles of microbes who dwell within it. They help to suppress weeds, hold water, and protect against erosion. This mix contains cereal rye and hairy vetch--two of the most cold-hardy cover crops out there! You can seed in fall to provide soil cover all winter. It also works to seed it in spring if you need to keep a space covered for the growing season. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRye germinates and grows quickly and provides a LOT of biomass for the little soil-dwellers to feast upon. Vetch is a nitrogen-fixing legume that starts out a bit more slowly than rye but will use the rye as a ladder of sorts, climbing upward as it reaches for the sun. They make a great pair! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlso, heads up: there's a tiny amount of wheat in this mix as well, from the grower's combine. Wheat plays very nicely with rye \u0026amp; vetch so count yourself lucky if you get a few seeds in your packet! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdditional cover crop tips: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow 2 pounds per 1000 square feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiomass and nutrient content is highest when the crop is 75% in flower--that's the best time to terminate it, BEFORE it goes to seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can terminate it with a heavy-duty tarp or by tilling or digging it under the soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMow or weed whack before terminating to help it break down faster in the soil. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeeds grown by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e King's Crown Organics in King Hill, Idaho and Sunnyside Vine Farm in Lenore, Idaho.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e350 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirections: \u003c\/b\u003eBroadcast 1 packet of seeds over an area covering 10-12 square feet. 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