Organic Common Vetch

Organic Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Common Vetch is a high-yielding winter annual legume used for forage, cover-cropping, wildlife and pollinator habitat. Common Vetch is less winter-hardy than hairy vetch. Both are significant producer of nitrogen, especially for crops planted late in the spring. This makes it very attractive to organic growers. It’s adapted to regions with mild winters, grown as a summer annual in areas with cool summer temperatures, adapted to well drained fertile soils, and more acid tolerant than most legumes.