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

Description: 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 tolerates some temporary flooding. Can withstand being flooded for long periods of time; however, stand quality and growth generally decline if there are long periods of flooding or saturated soils. It is somewhat shade tolerant and more drought resistant than the other vetches.Hairy vetch tolerates cold well and is more winter-hardy than common vetch. If well established in fall, it tolerates frozen soils, remaining dormant until spring. Warm spring temperatures bring rapid growth. Zone 4 and into Zone 3 (with snow cover).*This seed is inoculated with Rhizobium strains*This offer is for 1oz (approximately 500) inoculated seeds. For complete transparency we include payment processing & Ebay fees in our shipping/handling cost.*DISCLAIMER*NO RETURNS/REFUNDS/REPLACEMENTS ON SEEDSMost specialty seeds we offer are NOT fast to germinate.Many take several weeks, months, and some even up towards a year depending on dormancy, region, season etc. It is important that the buyer understands that seeds are perishable products and seed germination can be adversely affected by such factors as mold/fungus, bugs, temperature, moisture content, light intensity, dormancy, care, contamination of planting media among many other reasons. These factors are totally out of The Plant Attraction's control and are the buyer's responsibility and risk. Germination recommendations are sent with each order and the buyer is free to research and use their own methods. Floating seeds do not always indicate that the seed is not viable. Many times it is a misconception because the seed does not have the density to sink in water. Accordingly, The Plant Attraction does not guarantee seeds to perform properly regardless of conditions or buyer's methods or mistakes. Since 2006 we have been doing our best to hand sort and provide the freshest, cleanest harvest that is free of defects and bugs.

Price: 5.49 USD

Location: Venice, Florida

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