Organic Hairy Vetch (Northern Origin)

MOST WIDELY PLANTED AND HARDY WINTER ANNUAL LEGUME

Fall planted, viney legume with exceptional biomass production
Can be heavy N fixer (up to 100 lbs of N/ acre at flowering)
Improves soil structure, good nutrient scavenger and competes well with early season weeds
Seed in mid to late August in the upper Midwest for best overwintering capability
Seed with oats, winter rye, or other companion crop to increase chance of winter survival
Produces hard seed; terminate vetch before seed set to avoid volunteer weeds
Do not seed into small grains if harvesting for marketable grain: seed is hard to separate
Requires inoculant for proper nodulation for nitrogen fixation

$2.40 - $120.00

Performance Table

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill	Total N (Lbs/Acre/Yr)
Organic Hairy Vetch (Northern Origin)	25-30	35-40	10-15	16,000	Aug-Oct	½ - 1 inch	YES	70-200
	30-34	40-45	2-5	18,500	April-May, Aug-Sept	¼ inch	YES	50-100
Organic Purple Bounty Hairy Vetch	25-30	35-40	10-15	16,000	Aug-Oct	½ - 1 inch	NO	70-200
Organic Austrian Winter Peas	60-75	NA	25-50	3,900	Aug-Sept	1-2 inch	YES	70-150
	125-175	NA	50-75	2,000	March-May, Aug-Sept	2-3 inch	YES	70-150
Organic Mammoth Red Clover	8-12	15-18	2-5	272,000	Feb-May, Aug	¼ - ½ inch	NO	70-150
Organic Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover	8-12	15	2-5	259,000	Feb-May, Aug	¼ - ½ inch	NO	100-200
Organic Faba Beans	100-150	NA	25-50	1,400	March-April, Aug- Mid-Sept	1-3 inch	YES	50-140
Organic Crimson Clover	12-20	25-30	2-5	150,000	June-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	YES	55-130
Organic Blackeyed Cowpeas	50-75	NA	25-35	2,000	June-Aug	½ - 1 inch	YES	150

Additional information

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Purchase Options	Per Pound, 50lb Bag