Our 2025 EFN seed catalogue is now live! Featuring over 130 new varieties and over 640 total varieties, sourced from over 50 different growers from across the country. Huge thanks to all of our growers, volunteers, and to our stellar seed-house team in Minnesota! Each of you make this work possible.

'Nitromax' Cover Crop Mix (Oats, Peas, and More)

'Nitromax' Cover Crop Mix (Oats, Peas, and More)

$8.00 Sale

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.