Dundale Peas have a similar effect on your soil as field peas. Dundale is highly adaptable to many different kinds of soils. A spring field pea, dundale is typically planted in spring and used to fix nitrogen level and to produce organic matter.
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MicrogreenDundale Peas - Cover Crop Seeds
Latin Name: Vicia villosaVariety: Legume
Other Names: Dun Pea, Dun Dale Pea
Planting Per Acre: 85 lbs
Plant Type: Annual
Hardiness Zone: 4-10
Uses: Cover Crop
Temp Preference: Wamer
Light Preference: Full Sun
Resistances: Drought
Benefits: Nitrogen fixer, biomass and forage producer
Of Australian orgin, Dundale Pea is a tenacious plant as a result of it's cultivation in such a harsh part of the world, thriving in sometimes extreme conditions such as the high plains of Wyoming and Nebraska. For best results grow alongside cereal grains and/or other legumes. Dundale will provide not only hoards of organic matter, it will provide a substantial amount of nitrogen to bring your soil back to its most optimal health.
Read more about Cover Crops:
- True Leaf Market Blog - Cover Crops the Why, What, When, and How