Peaceful Valley Summer Soil & Wildlife Mix - Raw Seed (lb)

Peaceful Valley Summer Soil & Wildlife Mix is a diverse warm-season blend created to support soil stewardship, seasonal ground cover, and wildlife habitat in a single planting. Combining buckwheat, white millet, red cowpeas, soybeans, blackeye peas, and mung beans, this mix brings together grasses, legumes, and broadleaf species with complementary growth habits. The result is a versatile planting that helps keep soil covered, maintain living roots, produce useful plant material, and add greater biological diversity to gardens, orchards, habitat areas, and small farms.

Best planted in late spring or early summer after the danger of frost has passed and soils have warmed, this mix performs best in full sun and a prepared, well-drained seedbed. Buckwheat establishes quickly and provides early canopy coverage, while millet adds upright growth and warm-season biomass. The included legumes contribute additional diversity and can form beneficial relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria when properly inoculated. For best results, treat the seed with Garden Combination Mix Inoculant before planting.

Use Peaceful Valley Summer Soil & Wildlife Mix to occupy fallow ground, diversify crop rotations, support wildlife and beneficial insects, or create a multi-purpose warm-season cover crop. Mow or incorporate the planting before mature seed develops when the primary goal is green manure and soil improvement. When managed for habitat, portions of the planting may be left standing longer to provide additional structure and seasonal food resources.

For other seasonal cover crops, habitat blends, and green manure options, explore our full collection of cover crop seeds.

Peaceful Valley Summer Soil & Wildlife Mix – Diverse Warm Season Cover Crop

Did You Know? Multi-species cover crop mixes can occupy several layers of the growing space at once, combining low, fast-growing plants with upright grasses and legumes to create a more diverse seasonal planting.

• Seeding Rate: 40–50 lb per acre; approximately 1–1.25 lb per 1,000 sq ft
• Planting Depth: Sow approximately 0.5–1 inch deep into a firm, prepared, weed-free seedbed
• Germination: Components typically begin germinating within 3–10 days under warm, evenly moist conditions
• Plant Height: Varies by species, generally ranging from 1'–5' depending on growing conditions
• Growth Cycle: Warm-season annual blend designed for seasonal soil cover, biomass, and habitat value
• Uses: Green manure, wildlife habitat, pollinator support, crop rotation, biomass production, and fallow-ground cover
• Facts to Note: Inoculate before planting to support effective nodulation of the legumes; mow or incorporate before seed maturity if reseeding is not desired

Contains: Buckwheat, White Millet, Red Cowpeas, Soybeans, Blackeye Peas, and Mung Beans