Grasses - Hairy Vetch Certified Organic 50 grams

CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Vicia villosa. Hardy Annual. This nitrogen fixer is a lanky and sprawling, but versatile legume that is fairly tolerant of acid soils and light shade. It can be mowed down in spring to supply good mulch. Hardy to Zone 4: -34°C (-30°F). 500g covers approximately 145 m2 (1,560 ft²). Sow Hairy Vetch Organic cover crop seeds from early March to mid-April, and again August to mid-September. NOTE: Hairy Vetch seeds are toxic to chickens, so plant out of the way of foraging flocks or cut the vetch while it is just starting to bloom. (Open-pollinated seeds)