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The cereal grain sprout quickly and provide a vertical scaffold for the peas and vetch to climb. The peas sprout quickly and provides fast growth and coverage and abundant nitrogen fixation.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% certified organic. Plant-available N is maximized when cereals are terminated before they enter the reproductive phase. Crimp or flail termination is most effective at cereal anthesis. Drill 1-1.5” or broadcast and roll. Use higher seed rate if broadcasting, battling undesirable weeds or planting steep slopes. Organic Triticale VNS 40%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 45%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated \u0026amp; inoculated 5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eWe regret that we are unable to ship this product internationally in amounts larger than 1 pound\u003c\/strong\u003e *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeding rates: \u003c\/strong\u003e75-150 pounds per acre \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/4-1\/2 pound per 100 sq.ft.,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5-6# for 1000 sq.ft.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCool Season Soil Building Mix\u003c\/strong\u003e contains: \u003cspan\u003eOrganic Triticale VNS 40%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 45%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated \u0026amp; inoculated 5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L.A.Hearne","offers":[{"title":"pound","offer_id":34369463287939,"sku":"CSCCS1","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 pounds","offer_id":34369463320707,"sku":"CSCCS2","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 pounds","offer_id":34369463386243,"sku":"CSCCS3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/8052\/files\/IMG_2270.jpg?v=1728674652"},{"product_id":"oats-cayuse","title":"Oats, Cayuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOats, Cayuse\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAvena sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eA cool season annual cereal grain.  Cayuse Oats are used primarily for cover crop, green chop, hay and forage production.  It is common to mix them with legumes and other cereals.  Cayuse Oats are larger, mature later and have a larger stem than Montezuma Oats.  Cayuse oats should be planted in the Fall\/Winter in California and mild climates.  In colder area they should be planted in the spring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eOats can also be grown and harvested in the green, \"milk\" stage for use as a medicinal tea which has benefits as a nervous system tonic. \u003cstrong\u003eMilky oats\u003c\/strong\u003e are the oat tops harvested when they are in their milky stage, during which the oat tops release a white, milky sap when squeezed. This stage, which lasts approximately one week, occurs after the oat begins flowering and before the seed hardens and becomes the oat grain we eat as oatmeal. Tincturing the milky oats while fresh preserves their bioactive potency. Alternatively, milky oats can be dried and used as a nutritive tonic, and are a beautiful addition to tea blends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eOrganically Grown at Pacific Botanicals in Wilderville, Oregon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Botanicals","offers":[{"title":"packet","offer_id":39279220326531,"sku":"CAYOAT-1","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"half-pound","offer_id":39279220359299,"sku":"CAYOAT-2","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 pound","offer_id":39279220392067,"sku":"CAYOAT-3","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 pounds","offer_id":39279220424835,"sku":"CAYOAT-4","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 pounds","offer_id":39279220457603,"sku":"CAYOAT-5","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/8052\/products\/IMG_0938.jpg?v=1616183007"},{"product_id":"cover-crop-crimson-clover","title":"Cover Crop, Crimson Clover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrifolium incarntum \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExcellent cover crop for soil coverage with beautiful red flowers that attract pollinators. Seeds come inoculated with Nitrogen fixing rhizobia bacteria. Red clover can be planted in late summer\/ early fall or in the early spring. Excellent forage for livestock. 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As a cover crop Daikon is used to help break up clay based or compacted soils - like those from a former pasture. Daikon is great when combined with other cover crop plants like buckwheat. 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