Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) organic seeds
- Contents: Approx. 90 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.59
Product number: VIC03-BIO GTIN: 4251420515322
Description
The Common Vetch, also called Narrow-Leaf Vetch, is an indigenous legume and popular food plant that creeps up to a height of up to 80cm. For bees, its purple blossoms are a very good food source. Furthermore, the common vetch is suitable as an extraordinarily good plant for green manure and it enriches the soil with nitrogen. The leaves are also edible for us humans and taste a little bit of peas.
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Annual |
|---|---|
| Species | Fabaceae |
| Region of origin | Asia, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Region, Southern Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees |
| Eventual height | 30-150 cm |
| Flower colour | Purple |
| Flowering months | April, August, March, October, September |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | August, July, June, May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 1-3 cm |
| Germination temperature | 5-12°C |
| Soil type | Free-draining, Humus-rich, Undemanding |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Annual summer flower. Sow directly outdoors from May to August. Sowing depth: 3-4 cm. Germinates already at temperatures of +2°C. Prefers a sunny location. Excellent bee pasture and green manure plant.
Other names
Botanical name: Vicia sativa
German: Saatwicke, Sommerwicke, Futterwicke
English: common vetch, garden vetch, tare
French: vesce cultivée, vesce commune
Italian: veccia comune
Spanish: arveja común, veza, alverja, abrejacón, albajaca, alberjana, albilla, algarroba común, corvina, garrobilla, guixeta, verza
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