4010 Spring Field Peas OG Cover Crop - 50 lb Bag

Organic Status - Organically Grown

Overview

Great spring cover crop grows 3-4' tall, peas smother weeds better than spring-sown clover. Can fix 100+ lbs...

Great spring cover crop grows 3-4' tall, peas smother weeds better than spring-sown clover. Can fix 100+ lbs Nitrogen/acre. Grow alone or mix with small grain like spring oats. 4010 Spring Field Peas are speckled forage peas that produce large amount of biomass. Excellent forage yields and stand-ability. Not suitable for grain production. Provides exceptional nutrition when chopped in combination with a small grain. Pea tendrils add a flair of color to your salad mixes, and dried yellow peas can be used in soups.

Plant in spring, sow 5 lb./1,000 sq.ft. (200 lb./acre) alone, or 3 lb./1,000 sq.ft. (120 lb./acre) mixed with 75-100 lbs/acre of vetch and/or oats, winter rye, or ryegrass. Exceed inoculant recommended.

Certificates -Handlers certificates and available from the seedhouse we purchase our organically grown seed from. Once you purchase the seed, refer to the bag label for the seedhouse, then search their web site for their handlers certificate. We recommend that you also save your seed label as you will need it for your certifying agency inspection. We also have some handlers certificates under our Resource page.