Shortly after completing the earth works for the new food forest I wanted to put together a seed mix to apply as cover crop around the swales and surrounding area. The goals for this are three-fold:
- Generate biomass to build soil
- Maintain moisture by shielding soil from sun and wind
- Fix nitrogen
I purchased my seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Here is the composition of my mix:
- Calendula
- Daikon Radish
- Purple Top Forage Turnips
- Field Peas
- Rainbow Carrot
- Common Valerian
- Alfalfa
- Buckwheat
- Sweet Clover
- Hairy Vetch
The clovers and Alfalfa were innoculated, and everything was mixed together in 5-gallon buckets. It was then broadcast around the entire food forest area, as well as other areas on the property.
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