BASIC - Fall Cover Crop Mix for Home Gardens

BASIC is a five-species fall cover crop mix designed for raised beds and home gardens. No single cover crop can do everything. That's why BASIC combines fodder radish, vetch, crimson clover, and white and brown mustards. Each species has a job to do. Radish helps break up compacted soil, legumes naturally add nitrogen, and mustards produce quick growth that protects bare ground and helps suppress weeds. Together, they work as a team to restore soil from the ground up.

🌱 Planting Window

• 🍂 Best: Late Summer through Fall, ideally with enough time to establish before winter.
  
• 🌸 Also Good: Early Spring, once soil can be worked.
• ☀️ Not Recommended: During the hottest part of summer unless irrigated.

🌼 Best For

• Vegetable gardens
• Raised beds
• Flower gardens
• Orchard rows
• New garden sites
• Seasonal garden resets 

🎯 Solves These Problems

• 🌱 Compacted or tired soil
• 🌾 Persistent weeds
• 💧 Poor soil structure
• 🍂 Low organic matter
• 🌎 Declining soil fertility

❤️ Why Gardeners Love It

• Establishes quickly across a wide range of conditions.
• Helps suppress weeds.
• Improves soil structure and organic matter.
• Supports beneficial soil microbes.
• Creates healthier, more productive gardens.

🌱 Farm Wisdom

Every garden grows on its own schedule. Use these planting windows as a guide and adjust for your local climate and growing season.