Vicia Villosa 1oz (500) Seeds, Inoculated Hairy Vetch Nitrogen Fixing Cover Crop

Vicia VillosaAlso known as: Hairy VetchThose desiring high nitrogen-fixing legumes for green manure, cover crop, high protein forage grazing, wildlife and pollinator attractants should find Hairy Vetch an improved option over other legumes that lack cold tolerance. It is capable of accumulating large amounts of dry matter and nitrogen. When planted alone as a winter cover crop in annual vegetable rotations, it can provide substantial amounts of nitrogen to a following crop. It also offers excellent weed suppression, and erosion control. It is used as a self-seeding cover in orchards, usually as part of a mix. It also has been used in vineyards, but is more likely to climb trellises than common vetch.Hairy vetch seeds can be planted in soils with pH ranging from 4.9 to 8.2, but does best when pH is from 6.0 to 7.0. It can thrive in acid soils where clover and alfalfa do not grow well. Hairy vetch does best on sandy or sandy loam soils but grows on most soil types if drainage is good. It