Trifolium incarntum Excellent 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. Seed rate = 20-30#/acre...

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A well balanced blend for optimum fertility. Similar to the Cool Season Mix but with an addition of Vetch for extra nitrogen fixing qualities and added biomass.  Growing a cover crop (aka Green Manure) is a wonderful way to build soil organic matter, protect the soil against erosion, fix nitrogen, provide habitat for beneficial insects & pollinators and so much more! We typically plant cool season cover crops after harvesting the last of the summer garden which is typically in October here in Oregon. Alternately, they can be planted as early in late winter or early spring as possible.   This mixture of cool season varieties is a proven mix that we use here on our farm and in gardens. 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. Compostion: Organic Triticale VNS 35%, Organic Barley ‘Lavina’ 10%, Organic Common Vetch, coated & inoculated 20%, Organic Austrian Winter Peas 20%, Organic Crimson Clover, coated & inoculated 5%  Size: 1lb...

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Licorice Mint Agastache rugosa aka Korean Licorice Mint   Perennial. Similar to but distinct from Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), a perennial herb from Europe, this is a wonderfully fragrant ornamental that also has similar medicinal characteristics to mint. Tender young leaves make a wonderful addition to salads. Licorice Mint is a favorite nectar source for bumblebees and other native pollinators. Grows to 16-30” tall in flower.  Packet (0.4g~400 seeds)...

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MOTHERWORT Leonurus cardiaca Short-lived and self-seeding herbaceous perennial, native to Europe and Asia.It produces tall purple spikes with many flowers that pollinators find attractive.  Grows to 4-5 feet tall. Medicinally, motherwort has a calming, sleep aiding, nerve & heart settling effect. Also useful as a dark green dye plant. Very hardy and can naturalize and self seed easily here in the PNW.  After flowering, the seeding heads are prickly, so you might want to keep them cut back.  Does make excellent cut flowers. Sow in spring in the greenhouse and transplant outdoors in April or May. Flowers the first year, to a height of 4 to 6 feet. Packet: (1/2 g ~ 500 seeds)...

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Pollinator Mix, Annual Late Season   Pollinators are a key cornerstone of a thriving, healthy ecosystem in your garden.  Not only do they help to pollinate the fruiting vegetables, but often the adult stage of many beneficial insects like Ladybugs and Green Lacewings that feed upon nectar (while their larvae stage is insectivorous).  Plant a multi-species Garden Ecology! This mix is intended to plant later in the season such as sunflowers, zinnia, cosmos, marigolds, cilantro, cosmos, and buckwheat. It tends to grow fairly tall (up to 6' plus), so consider this when deciding where to plant. This provides a late nectar flow, which is particularly helpful to pollinators and beneficial insects in the arid west where there is little flowering in the un-irrigated wild lands. (Exact mix may vary)....

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Pollinator Mix, Perennial Pollinators are a key cornerstone of a thriving, healthy ecosystem in your garden.  Not only do they help to pollinate the fruiting vegetables, but often the adult stage of many beneficial insects like Ladybugs and Green Lacewings that feed upon nectar (while their larvae stage is insectivorous). Plant a multi-species Garden Ecology! This mix includes the following species: Hyssop, Licorice Mint, Parsnip (self seeding biennial) Poppies (not a perennial but they naturalize and self-seed very well). This mix is a good choice if you have an area that you are able to prepare the soil well and allow it to become established over the years. It will provide a steady stream of nectar and pollen over the entire season- feeding and sheltering pollinators. This mix requires diligence and patience to establish, as many of the seeds are quite small. (Exact mix may vary). SSF Packet 4g Bulk:1oz...

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Sage, Jerusalem Phlomis russeliana - Perennial  Also known as Turkish Sage. A drought tolerant 3-4 ft. tall and equally wide, hardy perennial with handsome, 6-8 in. olive-green, heart-shaped leaves. Plants spread quickly and thickly (not invasive) to form easy to grow, weed suppressing ground covers. Winter hardy to zone 4. Abundant spikes of butter-yellow hooded flowers appear mid-Spring and are a tasty edible flower with abundant nectar.  Be patient as the seed is quite slow to germinate.  Packet: (0.2g ~ 100 seeds) ...

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