summer cover crops growing in RC2 at the Ranch

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Ingredients

White Sweet Clover, Cowpeas, Mung Beans, Sunn Hemp, Fenugreek, Brown Top Millet, Foxtail Millet, Grain Sorghum, White Gold Mustard, Brown Mustard, Arugula, Radish, African Cabbage, Sunflower, Safflower, Okra, Buckwheat, Flax, Chia, Sesame, Cucurbit Blend, Marigold Flower Mix, Elevate'd Fungi Inoculant, and RhizoBac X-Tend

-- from GreenCover.com:

"For every yield-robbing pest, there are 1,700 other insects that are beneficial. This diverse mix is designed to attract those insects and serve as an excellent food source throughout the summer. The variety of different colors in flowers will attract many different insects benefiting both the plant and soil. This unique blend of native flowers, annual grains and flowering brassicas will flower all summer long. 

If you want to promote life in your field by importing thousands of new inhabitants, this mix is for you!

Use this mix to...

• attract pollinators
• add diversity
• build soil organic matter

 Ingredients

Cowpeas, Non-GMO Soybeans, Mung Beans, Sunn Hemp, PPS Sorghum Sudan, German Millet, Brown Top Millet, African Cabbage, Rapeseed, Brown Mustard, Sunflower, Buckwheat, Okra, Flax, RhizoBac X-Tend, and Elevate'd Fungi Inoculant

-- from GreenCover.com

"This diverse blend of legumes, grasses, brassicas, and broadleaves all work in synergy to build soil. Legumes convert nitrogen in the atmosphere and make it available to other plants while prolific grassroots improve soil aggregation and water infiltration. Brassicas are excellent scavengers of nutrients unavailable to other plants. Broadleaves offer a deep taproot to break up compaction and attract beneficial insects with their flowers.This combination leaves no room for weeds to grow, keeping your fields clear for your next crop. If you want to improve the quality of your soil, this mix if for you!

Use this mix to...

• build soil organic matter
• add diversity
• improve nutrient cycling"

Ingredients

Tavera Green Beans, ND Twilight Black Beans, 4010 Spring Forage Pea, Iron and clay cowpeas, Mung Beans, Balady Berseem Clover, Mancan Buckwheat, Okra, Black Oil Sunflower, Russian Mammoth Sunflower, Phacelia, Flax, Purple Top Turnip, Radish - Pink celebration, Radish - crimson giant, Nitro Radish, Collards, Florida Broadleaf Mustard, Arugula, Early King Pumpkin, Squash - Waltham butternut, Watermelon Blend, Squash Blend, Melon Blend, Cucumber Blend,, Showy Flower Blend, Elevated Fungi, Rhizobac Extend Milpa seed ingredients are subject to change without notice based on seed availability.

-- from GreenCover.com:

"The Milpa technique originated in Central America where the Maya used the three sisters: corn, squash, and beans alongside other native and cultivated plants to improve the soil and grow food in their forest gardens.

Inspired by this concept, we’ve created a mix of over 40 different seeds including multiple varieties of Squash, Cucumbers, Watermelons, Turnips, Sunflowers, Okra, and many more. 

By planting this diverse mix altogether, we can grow healthful food that builds healthy soil. Harvesting the Milpa garden is an adventure in experiencing the power of natural diversity firsthand. Not only does Milpa produce delicious food, it attracts beneficial insects, reduces pressure from pests, and increases organic matter in the soil.

Enjoy watching life explode right before your eyes and bring home tons of homegrown food throughout the season. 

Use this mix to...

• produce a wide variety of edible plants
• add diversity
• build soil organic matter"

 Ingredients

Flax, Phacelia, Radish, Rapeseed, White Gold Mustard, Brown Mustard, Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover, Sweet Clover, Berseem Clover, Alfalfa, Showy Flower Mix, Buckwheat, Sunflower, and Elevated Fungi Biological Inoculant

Note:

A small amount of these seeds are growing in Subplot 4