Organic Non-GMO Yellow Sweet Clover - OPEN-POLLINATED
Excellent yellow-flowered green manure and honey plant. Rugged plant with long taproots that mine nutrients from deep in the soil, becoming 8' tall and graceful with yellow flowers in its second year. May winter kill without snow cover. Sow 1/2 lb per 1,000 square feet or 15 lbs/acre with 1.5-2 bushels of oats as a nurse crop. Fixes 100-170 lbs of N per acre. Drought-tolerant · Sow spring to summer · Biennial
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Organic Non-GMO Yellow Sweet Clover - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Yellow Sweet Clover - OPEN-POLLINATED
Excellent yellow-flowered green manure and honey plant. Rugged plant with long taproots that mine nutrients from deep in the soil, becoming 8' tall and graceful with yellow flowers in its second year. May winter kill without snow cover. Sow 1/2 lb per 1,000 square feet or 15 lbs/acre with 1.5-2 bushels of oats as a nurse crop. Fixes 100-170 lbs of N per acre. Drought-tolerant · Sow spring to summer · Biennial
Monday, August 8, 2016
Organic Non-GMO Red Ursa Kale - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Red Ursa Kale - OPEN-POLLINATED
Deeply lobed, frilly tender leaves with broad pink and purple stems. A rainbow of showy signature frills and bright, contrasting stems. Colors intensify in cold weather and vary from emerald green with light pink stems to dark blue-green leaves with magenta stems. Not a curly type; tender texture and lobing similar to Red Russian. Adds loft to raw salads with similar cold-hardiness to Siberian. Bred by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds and released under the Open Source Seed Initiative. Open Source Seed · Bolt-resistant · 24-30" tall (Brassica napus)
Days to maturity: 65 days
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Organic Non-GMO BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass F1 - HYBRID
Organic Non-GMO BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass F1 - HYBRID
Heat and drought-tolerant cross between sorghum and Sudangrass. For building biomass, smothering weeds and penetrating compact soils. With growth up to 12' tall and dry matter production of 4,000-5,000 lbs/acre, it makes an excellent soil builder. Adaptable to much of the U.S. provided the soil temperature reaches 65° F two months before the first frost. Seed 0.5-1.5" deep; shallower in heavier soils, more deeply in sandy soils. Sow in spring · Drought-tolerant · Annual (Sorghum bicolor)
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Organic Non-GMO Velvet Queen Sunflower - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Velvet Queen Sunflower - OPEN-POLLINATED
Deep velvety crimson blooms accented with traces of yellow around a black center. Foliage is distinct and attractive and the plants are free branching, bearing lots of 5-6" blooms that are lovely for cutting. A chic and sophisticated sunflower for cut-flower connoisseurs. 550 seeds/oz. Great cut flower · Attracts bees · 5' tall · Annual (Helianthus annuus)
Days to maturity: 100 days
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Organic Non-GMO Lemon Queen Sunflower - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Lemon Queen Sunflower - OPEN-POLLINATED
Buttery pale yellow petals contrast nicely with a wide brown center. This well known variety has one large main flower followed by smaller, branching secondary flowers of excellent quality. Each flower has a long stem and holds well in bouquets. Plants bloom for a long period of time. 700 seeds/oz. Excellent cut flower · Attracts bees · 5-7' tall · Annual (Helianthus annuus)
Days to maturity: 70 days
Organic Non-GMO Buckwheat, Common - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Buckwheat, Common - OPEN-POLLINATED
Warm-season crop for building soil and smothering weeds. Planting several successions in a season can be effective for eradicating persistent annual weeds which are out-competed by buckwheat's quick growth. Loosens clay, increases phosphorus and holds fertility for the next crop. Plant once soil has warmed. Sow in spring · Fast grower · Annual (Fagopyrem esculentum)
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Organic Non-GMO Tillage Radish - OPEN-POLLINATED
Organic Non-GMO Tillage Radish - OPEN-POLLINATED
Excellent fall cover crop for reducing compaction and building soil organic matter. Fast-growing crop provides excellent weed suppression. Taproots up to 30" long aerate the soil, reduce compaction, scavenge nutrients, lighten heavy clay soils and increase yields. Sow 8-10 lbs/acre at least 4-10 weeks before the first killing frost. PVP Sow in fall · Fast growing · Builds biomass
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