Organic Cover Crops

Organic Annie's Hairy Vetch & Winter Rye Cover Crop Mix (Vicia villosa/Secale cereale)

Hairy Vetch is an excellent choice for nitrogen fixation and an efficient solution for weed control. Winter Rye is the hardiest of winter cover crops, protecting the less-hardy vetch while halting erosion and adding organic matter to the soil. This...

Organic Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum)

Need grass fast? This is the cover crop for the job. A multi-purpose, cool season annual, Ryegrass helps smother weeds, combat erosion, and capture nutrients. Quickly produces sleek, emerald leaves which can reach up to a foot long! 1/2 pound seeds...

Organic Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) - Bulk

This versatile heirloom is planted as both a grain and efficient cover crop. We love buckwheat for natural weed control and the powerful fertility boost it deposits in our gardens. Common Buckwheat is a magnet for bees and other beneficial insects...

Organic Common Oats (Avena sativa)

Oats are a popular gluten-free cereal grain typically consumed as rolled oats or oatmeal. Oats are also used as a high yielding livestock feed and an excellent cover crop. Tolerant of various climates and soil types. 200 seeds minimum Maturity:...

Organic Common Oats - Bulk (Avena sativa)

Oats are a popular gluten-free cereal grain typically consumed as rolled oats or oatmeal. Oats are also used as a high yielding livestock feed and an excellent cover crop. Tolerant of various climates and soil types. 1/2 pound of seeds...

Organic Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

A bright annual that will blanket your garden or meadow in a sea of strawberry-colored blooms! This tall-stemmed, fast-growing variety is a non-aggressive clover and excellent nitrogen fixer, making it an ideal cover crop. Prefers cool weather. Plants...

Organic Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)

An excellent flowering legume cover crop for nitrogen fixation and efficient solution for weed control, Hairy Vetch is best planted in late summer or early fall. A terrific overwintering partner for winter rye. Regrows vigorously in spring. ¼...

Organic Japanese Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Although classified as a grain, buckwheat is not a true grass and is unrelated to wheat. Japanese Buckwheat is gluten-free and easy to thresh. Flour is used for baking, pancakes, kasha, and soba noodles. A terrific cover crop; loved by honeybees. 200...

Organic Japanese Buckwheat - Bulk (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Although classified as a grain, buckwheat is not a true grass and is unrelated to wheat. Japanese Buckwheat is gluten-free and easy to thresh. Flour is used for baking, pancakes, kasha, and soba noodles. A terrific cover crop; loved by honeybees...

Organic Spring Rapeseed Canola (Brassica napus) Biennial

Rapeseed is flowering member of the brassica family often cultivated as a cover crop or for cooking oil. Edible greens can be harvested as nutrient-dense sprouts or enjoyed in salads. Lovely golden flowers scattered in garden or planted in containers...

Organic Winter Rye (Secale cereale)

As an edible grain, Winter or Cereal Rye is used for bread, beer, whiskey, and livestock fodder. Winter Rye is also commonly used as a hardy and efficient winter cover crop, restoring garden and farm soil with rich organic matter while halting erosion...