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Vetch Popany Green Manure Seeds

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  • Cover crop with soft purple flowers
  • Fixes nitrogen and improves soil fertility
  • Attracts beneficial insects and bees
  • Suppresses weeds and adds organic matter to the soil

GREEN MANURE Vetch ‘Popany’ Seeds

Botanical Name: Vicia sativa

Cool-season nitrogen fixer.
Improves soil fertility and structure.
Annual legume for green manure and cover cropping.

Popany Vetch is a vigorous winter legume that restores soil health by fixing nitrogen and adding organic matter. Widely used in sustainable rotations, it suppresses weeds, loosens compacted soils, and promotes beneficial soil microbes. Often sown with oats or cereals for support, it’s ideal for home gardens, pasture, or broadacre systems in cooler seasons.

  • Excellent cool-season green manure for temperate and subtropical regions.
  • Fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves long-term fertility.
  • Dense foliage shades out weeds and helps retain soil moisture.
  • Breaks up compacted soil with strong root systems.
  • Can self-regenerate due to some hard seed content (10–20%).
  • Produces attractive pale purple flowers and attracts beneficial insects.

Plant Details:

  • Plant Type: Annual cool-season legume
  • Height: Up to 50–80 cm

Sowing Information:

  • Sow When:
    Temperate: Autumn to early spring
    Subtropical: Autumn to winter
    Tropical: Late autumn–winter (dry season)
  • Germination: 7–14 days
  • Depth: Sow 2–3 cm deep
  • Position: Full sun
  • Sow Where: Broadcast or direct drill into prepared soil
  • Soil Type: Loamy to clay soils; tolerates variable conditions
  • Spacing: Broadcast or 15–25 cm row spacing if drilled

When to Sow Popany Vetch in Your Climate

Climate Zone Best Planting Time Tips
Temperate Autumn–early spring Sow into moist soil for rapid establishment. Avoid waterlogging.
Subtropical Autumn–winter Plant after summer heat. Ideal for mixed sowing with oats.
Tropical Late autumn–winter Best grown in the dry season; avoid excessive humidity.
Cool Late summer–early autumn Sow before first frosts; allow time for strong early growth.
Arid Autumn Sow with moisture or irrigation to ensure germination.

Quick Growing Guide

Aspect Details
Germination Time 7–14 days
Sowing Depth 2–3 cm
Watering Keep moist during germination; tolerates light dry spells when established
Growth Period 8–12 weeks
Incorporation Cut and dig in before flowering for best nitrogen return

Product Specifications

  • Non GMO.
  • No chemical treatment.
  • Variety: Popany.
  • Botanical name: Vicia villosa ssp. benghalensis.
  • Seed count per gram:  Approx. 25.
  • We do not ship to WA or Tasmania due to quarantine restrictions.

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