Vetch
Vetches are excellent to have as a cover crop. Not only are they nitrogen fixers, they are also very good at out competing weeds and improving soil structure with their deep rooting structure. Vetches are also excellent in mixes alongside clovers.
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Buying from Farm Seeds is simple - choose your items and checkout immediately online with a debit or credit card or apply for a credit account today. We process all account requests within one working day and once approved (we only need to do this once), orders can be placed online in just a couple of clicks. Your goods will be delivered promptly and we'll send an invoice for settlement within 28 days.
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Spring Vetch Seed (Vicia sativa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Nitrogen-fixing, fast establishing legume
- Can be sown in the spring or autumn
- Provides a large amount of nitrogen - available to the following crop
- Best suited to dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown as a mixture with rye
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £64.00 | £2.56/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £60.00 | £2.40/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £57.00 | £2.28/kg |
Hairy Vetch Seed (Vicia villosa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Fast establishing legume with vigorous Spring growth
- Helps suppress weeds and prevent soil erosion
- Nitrogen-fixing crop that prefers dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown with Forage Rye
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £138.00 | £5.52/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £131.00 | £5.24/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £124.00 | £4.96/kg |
Winter Vetch Seed (Vicia sativa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Can be sown in either Spring or Autumn
- Vigorous establishment and growth to suppress weeds
- Produces large amounts of Nitrogen to use in the following crop
- Commonly sown as a companion crop with Forage Rye that will last 1 year
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £74.00 | £2.96/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £70.00 | £2.80/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £66.00 | £2.64/kg |
BINGO Purple Vetch Seed (Vicia atropurpurea)
Description
May Delivery
Description
- Purple Vetch is more frost tender than other Vetch varieties
- Grows vigorously in a short period of time
- Susceptible to frost and will be taken out by temperatures below freezing
- Nitrogen-fixing properties
- Superior weed suppression
Sowing rate: 20kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £114.00 | £4.56/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £108.00 | £4.32/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £102.00 | £4.08/kg |