Perennial Patch
$24.00
Introducing Our Perennial Patch Mix:
Unlock the potential of your garden with our Perennial Patch Mix, featuring a delightful blend of Sainfoin, Alfalfa, Sweet Yellow Clover, Crimson Clover, and Vetch. These colourful biennial, perennial, or self-seeding legumes and herbs offer endless possibilities, whether creating a stunning perennial border around your vegetable garden or enriching existing landscapes.
Harvest throughout the summer to mulch your vegetables, providing natural nourishment, or let the vibrant flowers bloom to attract and feed beneficial insects, creating a thriving ecosystem in your backyard.
Plant in early spring or autumn, and allow a few months for establishment. With deep roots and multipurpose benefits, this mix not only attracts insects and birds but also serves as a valuable compost ingredient. Plus, with its beautiful flowers, it adds a touch of beauty to any garden landscape.
Experience the versatility and beauty of our Perennial Patch Mix today. Transform your garden into a vibrant and sustainable oasis that delights both you and nature alike!
Suitable For: The Perennial Patch Mix is adaptable to any soil type and location, but thrives best in its own permanent bed.
Description
Weight: Approx. 500 grams.
Description: Discover our mix of colourful biennial, perennial, or self-seeding legumes and herbs, meticulously curated to form a vibrant perennial border around your vegetable garden. Whether with or without comfrey, this mix serves as a versatile resource for harvesting throughout the summer season. Use it to mulch your vegetables, allowing for natural nutrient replenishment, or let the plants flower to attract and nourish beneficial insects.
This diverse range of species not only adds beauty to your garden but also generates a prodigious amount of biomass, offering abundant materials for harvesting. Beyond the garden borders, these seeds can also be planted in existing pastures where you graze your animals, such as house cows. By incorporating this mix, you can significantly enhance pasture quality, fostering resilience in both dry and wet conditions. Additionally, the vibrant yellow, crimson, purple, and pink flowers will not only captivate the eye but also provide essential food sources for bees and other insects, contributing to a thriving ecosystem.
Planting Instructions:
- Timing: Plant in early Spring and Autumn for best results.
- Bed Preparation: Prepare a well-tilled bed or comfrey border for planting.
- Seeding Rate: Sow crimson clover seeds at a rate of 1 tablespoon per 10 sq. m in prepared beds or 1 tablespoon per 5 sq. m in comfrey borders.
- Seed Incorporation: Use a rake to chop the seeds into the soil in prepared beds, or scatter seeds evenly in comfrey borders.
- Covering: After planting, cover the seeded area with 70% shade cloth to protect the seeds and promote germination.
- Comfrey Border Option: Alternatively, sow seeds directly into a comfrey border. Cover the area with black plastic in August to eliminate grass and weeds, then sow seeds and cover with shade cloth until established.
- Comfrey Root Cuttings: If starting from scratch, prepare a bed and plant Russian comfrey root cuttings at 40cm diagonal spacings. Chop crimson clover seeds into the soil at a rate of 1 tablespoon per 5 sq. m, then cover the bed with shade cloth until seedlings emerge.
- Monitoring: Regularly check the planted areas and remove shade cloth once the crimson clover is well established.
Follow these steps to successfully plant crimson clover in either prepared beds or comfrey borders, and enjoy the benefits of this versatile and beneficial plant.
