Item Number: SCM121
Peaceful Valley Organic Premium Soil Builder Mix - Raw Seed (lb)
Peaceful Valley Organic Premium Soil Builder Mix - Raw Seed (lb)
Cool-Season Nitrogen Booster
We developed this mix especially for vegetable rotations and general cool-weather cover cropping. Soil Builder is not filled with cheap grasses like other mixes. Contains the highest-yielding winter-hardy legumes with cayuse oats added to stabilize the soil, and to nurse and scaffold the vetches.
- Application Rate: 3-5 lb/1000 sq ft, or 70-120 lb/acre at a depth of 3/4 to 1 in
- Inoculant: Pea Vetch or Garden Combination Inoculant (sold separately)
- Germination: 5-10 Days
- Plant Height: 4 - 6'
- Uses: Extraordinary yields of Nitrogen (up to 290 lb/acre) and organic matter (up to 49 tons/acre). Weed competition and provides excellent habitat for beneficial insects.
- Facts to Note: Seed in September or October. In coastal or cool summer zones, Soil Builder can be spring-planted.
Formulation may vary based on availability. Currently the mix contains: Bell Beans (depending on availability), Winter Peas (Biomaster Peas, 4010 Peas or Austrian Winter Peas-depends on availability) Vetches (Hairy, Common, and/or Purple Vetch, depending on availability), and White Oats or Montezuma Red Oats (depends on availability).
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Description
Description
We developed this mix especially for vegetable rotations and general cool-weather cover cropping. Soil Builder is not filled with cheap grasses like other mixes. Contains the highest-yielding winter-hardy legumes with cayuse oats added to stabilize the soil, and to nurse and scaffold the vetches.
- Application Rate: 3-5 lb/1000 sq ft, or 70-120 lb/acre at a depth of 3/4 to 1 in
- Inoculant: Pea Vetch or Garden Combination Inoculant (sold separately)
- Germination: 5-10 Days
- Plant Height: 4 - 6'
- Uses: Extraordinary yields of Nitrogen (up to 290 lb/acre) and organic matter (up to 49 tons/acre). Weed competition and provides excellent habitat for beneficial insects.
- Facts to Note: Seed in September or October. In coastal or cool summer zones, Soil Builder can be spring-planted.
Formulation may vary based on availability. Currently the mix contains: Bell Beans (depending on availability), Winter Peas (Biomaster Peas, 4010 Peas or Austrian Winter Peas-depends on availability) Vetches (Hairy, Common, and/or Purple Vetch, depending on availability), and White Oats or Montezuma Red Oats (depends on availability).
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Shipping Weight: 1.1 lb
Dimensions: 8.0"L x 5.0"W x 1.5"H
Features
Features
- Adds Significant Organic Matter
- Cold Hardy
- Down to 25°F
- Fixes Nitrogen
- Germination in Soils
- Good for Forage/Hay
- Good for Weed Competition
Characteristics
Characteristics
Use Instructions
Use Instructions
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Useful Information
Guarantee
Guarantee
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This mix works amazing, great fall cover crop
Just make sure to store it in a mouse proof container, those little monsters ate 1/3 of it over the winter.
I have used this for many years now and it always does well. I can't say how much nitrogen it really adds but after I turn it it in, wait a few weeks and then plant vegetables I always have a good crop.
I have used this blend all over my new property this fall to add nutrients to the soil and keep the hillside in place during the rains. It is an outstanding, fast growing mix with no grasses. Creates lots of biomass for chop and drop or compost. Most importantly, some early planting tests shows my sloped garden is filled with worms and very pliable - and it remains on the hillside. I will never ued anything else.
Very reliable cold tolerant cover crop seed
I didn't read enough about this product. In a hurry! It is too late for me to plant the mix here in Maine. AND I forgot to order the inoculant. I am going to save the seed and hopefully it will germinate for next early Sept. I won't forget to get the inoculant. Too early to order it now as it has a shelf life of about a year which usually means out of date in Dec. 2018.
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