Common vetch

Plant family

Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae) (Fabaceae)

Synonyms

Garden Vetch, Tare

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Dry

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Seeding distance

30 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm

Instructions

Description

The seed vetch or forage vetch belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae) and is a small-grained, annual, herbaceous, happy green manure and protein-rich forage plant that grows up to 80 cm high. Strong weed suppression due to high green mass formation, strong rooting of the soil, good soil rigidity, high nitrogen enrichment. Not hardy. Self-pollinating. Self-propagating. Insect friendly.

Growing tips

Before sowing, lightly loosen the soil and rake it smooth, then sow in a wide cube and work it in. Freezes safely in winter and is easily incorporated into the soil. Do not plant before or after other legumes. Good with cereal crops. (From Bingenheimer Saatgut).