Harry Vetch ?

[pdfangus]

let us be clear....
crown vetch and hairy vetch are two very different species......

both are legumes

crown vetch is a woody type perennial that is mostly used for stabilization of erosive and steep areas....if grazed correctly, it can stay vegetative but its nature is to produce a woody stem....prolific seeder as well. over grazed it will not persist..

hairy vetch is one sub type of the annual vetches....
common vetch
hairy vetch
woolly pod vetch
chickling vetch
I actually like woolly pod but the seed is a little more expensive and generally harder to find,
hairy vetch is normally seeded in the same time frame as crimson clover...and has the same growth curve...
good nitrogen fixation...very good spring growth....somewhat viney and does good with a taller crop to climb. (small grain)

Does the seed need to be inoculated like clover?

the universities and the seed companies recommend it.....
I have never innoculated and have gotten along very well...
of course by now my ground has the bacteria.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Does the seed need to be inoculated like clover?

the universities and the seed companies recommend it.....
I have never innoculated and have gotten along very well...
of course by now my ground has the bacteria.

Usually they say yes to be safe. Sometimes they get more specific and say yes unless that plant has been grown within the last 2 to 3 years. Theory is you get a higher yield with inoculation.