Q: Winter Cover Crop Seed
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009A PVFS Customer Question – Staff response
Question:
Howdy,
we live in the North Cascades Mtns. on the east side of the crest and are wondering if the Organic Soil Builder Mix would be appropriate for this climate in the winter. In the past we have used buckwheat in the summer and winter rye in the winter. For the winter cover crop we plant by mid-October.
Generally speaking we get snow on the ground by Thanksgiving and it melts off the gardens by March/April. The coldest temps are usually down to 0 F and mostly in the teens and twenties.
thank you for your advice!
Answer:
Unfortunately the Soil Builder mix will not work for your area unless protected. We do carry a “Cold zone” soil builder mix but it needs to be planted while the soil temp is pretty warm still (about 55) so the hairy vetch can germinate.
Hope that helps and thank you for growing organically!
