AUSTRIAN Winter Peas: Very good for cover crops and green manure crops, building tilth and adding organic matter and thus humus to the soil. Peas like well-drained and fertile loam soils. Field peas are used as a winter annual in the South and as a spring annual in the North for soil improvement and for forage. Generally grown with a small grain for pasture, hay or silage. Many cultivars have been available for use as a cover crop or green manure crop. Does not tolerate high water table or any substantial flooding.

SEEDING RATE:  75-100 lbs p/ac  |  5 lbs p/1,000 sq ft