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Common Vetch
Legume
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Estimated Cost
$1.00
($/lb)
Planting Window
Summer seeded
Best for
Interseeding
Alternate Species
Hairy Vetch
1. Steve Hurst, ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
2. Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org
Seeding Detail
Common Vetch
6.0
8.0
7.0
Additional Information
Why We Recommend This
Common vetch produces lots of biomass and fixes N for the following crop. It does not have any hard seeds and does well as forage.
Things to Watch Out For
Common Vetch has a vine and climb nature which can pull down small grain crops. In addition, Common Vetch has a hard seed coat and it can lay dormant in the soil for multiple years before germinating, potentially making it a weed.
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