Vetch
Vetch is an annual plant that belongs to the legume family but it is above all a very useful green manure in the garden. It requires little water, grows quickly and has a strong covering power that suffocates weeds. It is grown in the garden as a green manure to enrich the soil with nitrogen and to suppress undesirable plants. This green manure belongs to the Fabaceae family. The most widespread is the common vetch which exists in spring or winter varieties. There is also the Vicia Sativa Var, the taller Krakow vetch and the Cerdanya vetch which provides a large amount of biomass. It is very easy to grow.
We sow the vetch directly in the ground, by covering the seeds with a small centimeter of soil. Spring vetch is sown from the end of March to the beginning of June. For winter vetch, which is more resistant to…
We sow the vetch directly in the ground, by covering the seeds with a small centimeter of soil. Spring vetch is sown from the end of March to the beginning of June. For winter vetch, which is more resistant to…
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Vetch
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