Origin: Albert Lea, Minnesota
Improvement status: Cover crop cultivars
Seeds per packet: ~3/4 pound
Germination tested 02/2024: 90% (Average)
Life cycle: Peas and oats are annuals
When to sow: April through mid-August
Coverage: 400 square feet
This diverse cover crop mix is great for fixing nitrogen and producing "green manure", for building soil fertility. Good at outcompeting and suppressing weeds. In colder climates will get killed by winter.
Consists of:
54.60% DS Admiral Peas
31.65% Cover Crop Oats
2.94% Tapmaster Daikon Radish
Other Crop Seed: 10.40%
Our cover crop seed comes from Albert Lea Seed, of Albert Lea, Minnesota.
GROWING TIPS: Broadcast seed evenly over desired area. Tamp down to ensure good seed to soil contact. Water it in. Or try to sow before a big rain.
