Cover Crops

  • Organic Lawina Hulless Barley SeedOrganic Lawina Hulless Barley Seed

    Barley, Lawina Hulless (Organic)

    Price range: $4.65 through $9.30

    Hordeum vulgare. Lawina Hulless barley is one of the easiest grains to grow and thresh, making this variety a good choice for the homestead gardener. It may be the first grain we grew, cooked, and ate. At the time, back in 2007, there were very few options for locally produced grains and we were excited…

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  • Crimson Clover Cover Crop

    Clover, Crimson (Organic)

    Price range: $4.65 through $18.00

    Trifolium incarnatum. An excellent winter or spring cover crop known primarily for its nitrogen fixing properties and high biomass production. Large, strikingly beautiful crimson flowers appear in the late spring and are great food for bees and other pollinators. In regions where the winter stays above 0°F, Crimson Clover is sown in the late summer…

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  • Fava Bean, Sweet Lorane (Organic)

    Fava Bean, Sweet Lorane (Organic)

    Price range: $4.65 through $18.00

    Vicia faba. Small seeded favas are usually relegated to cover crop status, but Sweet Lorane was selected to have good, sweet flavor, so it’s an excellent choice for a dual-purpose crop to feed both the soil and the gardener. The flavor is excellent and is especially delicious in fava hummus. Usually sown in autumn for…

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  • Oats, Föckinghauser (Organic)

    Oats, Föckinghauser (Organic)

    Price range: $4.65 through $9.30

    Avena sativa. An early maturing, fairly short and lodge resistant white oat with hulls. Used as an animal feed and for hay, or as a winter-kill cover crop in cold climates. Grows well mixed with spring barley and fed in combination for sheep, goats, horses, cows, chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits. Bred by Wolfgang Kreimer…

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