Blanket Living Mulch Mix

Blanket is our living mulch mix for protecting and improving garden soil during the growing season. Instead of leaving bare ground exposed to summer heat, it creates a dense, living canopy that naturally suppresses weeds, conserves moisture, and feeds the soil beneath your feet.

Blanket combines teff and clover because each plant serves a different purpose. Teff establishes quickly, creating fast cover that shades the soil helps crowd out weeds. Clover fills in beneath it, adding nitrogen, supporting beneficial soil biology, and continuing to improve the soil long after the fist flush of growth. Together, they create a living blanket that protects your garden while building healthier soil season after season.

🌱 Planting Window

• ☀️ Best: Late Spring to Early Summer (May to June)
• 🌿 Also Good: Mid-Summer (July) with consistent moisture
• ❄️ Not Recommended: Late fall or before winter dormancy.

🎯 Solves These Problems

• 🌱 Bare soil exposed to summer heat
• 🌾 Aggressive summer weeds
• 💧 Soil that dries our quickly
• 🌎 Erosion from wind and rain
• 🪱 Low organic matter and declining soil health

🌼 Best For

• Vegetable gardens
• Raised beds
• Between crop rotations
• Orchard rows
• Vineyards
• Fallow garden areas
• Weed suppression without herbicides
• Conserving soil moisture
• Building healthier soil during the growing season

❤️ Why Gardeners Love It

• Naturally shades out summer weeds.
• Protects soil from heat and erosion.
• Improves soil structure and biology.
• Helps retain moisture and nutrients.
• Easy to establish and incorporate back into the soil.

🌱 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.