Vetch Seed. Organic Hairy.

NEW! Vetch Seed. Organic Hairy. (Vicia villosa) Leguminous winter-hardy Nitrogen fixer, can add 100-160 pounds N per acre. The violet-blue flowers make excellent forage for pollinators. If volunteer Vetch is a concern cut at first flowering to avoid self-sowing. Can be Spring-planted but most often planted in late Summer/early Fall. Commonly sown with a grain nurse crop like Winter Rye which will overwinter along with the Vetch. Production of N and biomass occurs mostly in Spring from Fall-planted crops, so for best results do not incorporate too early. Mowing, chopping or disking just ahead of incorporation advised as vetch can get tangled up in equipment. Seed at a rate of 1 lb./1000 sq. ft. or 15-30 lbs./acre. 110,000 seeds/lb. Pkt plants 12/sq. ft.

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Most customers ask us to ship orders at the Best Time for Spring Potato Planting based on our 50-State Chart.

However, we do ship our Seed Potatoes 52 Weeks/Year, whenever you want them. We harvest our crop of Organic Maine Certified Seed Potatoes in September. We begin shipping this New Crop by November 1 (sometimes earlier) and continue shipping from our on-farm underground Potato Storage, every week through the Winter & Spring & Summer until October 31.

All new potato tubers grown anywhere must go through a Dormancy Period after harvest before tubers will sprout and grow. This dormancy lasts 4-8 weeks. For planting after December 1, the dormancy concern becomes a non-issue because our Seed Potatoes will have completed their rest period and will sprout and grow when warmed up to room temperature.

Note: Orders which include 45 pound carton(s) of Certified Seed Potatoes and shipped after mid-November and prior to the week of March 24 or between July 1 and September 30 customarily require a $16.00 insulated box fee. If insulated packaging should not be necessary, you will receive a shipping refund automatically. Feel free to call (207) 429-9765 (M-F 8:00-5:00pm ET) for a Rate Quote.

NEW! Vetch Seed. Organic Hairy. (Vicia villosa) Leguminous winter-hardy Nitrogen fixer, can add 100-160 pounds N per acre. The violet-blue flowers make excellent forage for pollinators. If volunteer Vetch is a concern cut at first flowering to avoid self-sowing. Can be Spring-planted but most often planted in late Summer/early Fall. Commonly sown with a grain nurse crop like Winter Rye which will overwinter along with the Vetch. Production of N and biomass occurs mostly in Spring from Fall-planted crops, so for best results do not incorporate too early. Mowing, chopping or disking just ahead of incorporation advised as vetch can get tangled up in equipment. Seed at a rate of 1 lb./1000 sq. ft. or 15-30 lbs./acre. 110,000 seeds/lb. Pkt plants 12/sq. ft.