West Coast Seeds (Hairy Vetch) (Organic)

CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Vicia villosa. Hardy Annual. This nitrogen fixer is a lanky and sprawling, but versatile legume that is fairly tolerant of acid soils and light shade.

Hairy Vetch Organic Seeds:

• Certified organic seeds
• Shade tolerant
• Lanky, sprawling and versatile
• Use 13.6kg (30 lbs)
• Open-pollinated seeds

It can be mowed down in spring to supply good mulch. Hardy to Zone 4: -34°C (-30°F). 500g covers approximately 145 m2 (1,560 ft²). Sow Hairy Vetch Organic cover crop seeds from early March to mid-April, and again August to mid-September.

NOTE: Hairy Vetch seeds are toxic to chickens, so plant out of the way of foraging flocks or cut the vetch while it is just starting to bloom.