Organic Spring Vetch - Green Manure - Ferme de Sainte Marthe seeds
Organic Spring Vetch - Green Manure - Ferme de Sainte Marthe seeds
Organic Spring Vetch - Green Manure - Ferme de Sainte Marthe seeds
Vicia sativa
Common Vetch, Garden Vetch, Tare
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Description
The Spring Vetch is an annual legume cultivated as a forage plant and green manure. Like all legumes, it has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil while protecting it from heavy rain. It is sown from March to April, at a rate of 50 grams per 50 m2, and is destroyed in June-July.
The Cerdagne Vetch has compound, pinnate leaves with numerous leaflets. The terminal leaves often take the form of tendrils that allow it to climb neighboring plants. It can be sown in association with a cereal crop, such as oats or rye, which serves as a support. Its flowering occurs in the form of a papilionaceous corolla with five petals, mauve-red in color, characteristic of legumes.
Widely used in permaculture, green manures have numerous benefits: they enrich and loosen the soil while preventing the establishment of weeds. They also provide a vegetative cover that protects clayey soils from heavy rain and sandy soils from leaching. They can be sown throughout the year, and can be either incorporated into the soil by shallow digging before they go to seed, or left in place as mulch.
The Vetch stands out for its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. Its roots have good loosening power and it produces abundant foliage in a few months, which is ideal for suppressing weeds and for on-site or pile composting. It is a green manure that is suitable for heavy and poor soils.
Harvest
Plant habit
Foliage
Botanical data
Vicia
sativa
Fabaceae
Common Vetch, Garden Vetch, Tare
Cultivar or hybrid
Annual
Planting and care
Direct sowing
Seeds are preferably sown from March to April. Sow by broadcasting on well-tilled soil. Cover the seeds with 1 cm (0in) of fine soil or compost, then firm with the back of a rake. Water
Maintenance
Water generously only in case of prolonged drought.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.