Organic Common vetch - Green manure

Organic common vetch is an annual, fast-growing green manure crop that creates a lot of plant mass. Wikke is a legume (Leguminosae). These richly flowering crops are very important for bees and other pollinating insects. Also, these plants can absorb nitrogen from the air and loosen the soil nicely due to strong rooting. The crop dies off in winter.

Summer vetch does not completely cover the soil, so sowing this green manure does not sufficiently suppress weed development. However, this can be solved by admixture of other seeds, such as sunflowers or winter rye.

Summer vetch also feels at home in mixtures. A good example is vetch with Japanese oats. These two species complement each other in their use of nitrogen. Together, they make extra nitrogen available for the subsequent crop.

Sufficient for 7m2