Common Vetch
Formats
The Vetch, widely used and perfect as a green fertilizer, nitrogen fixer for its roots, and very important as a forage plant providing proteins to animals and birds.
Annual plant 30-80 cm. Green oval leaves with a terminal tendril, which occur in pairs leaves. Intense purplish red flowers, solitary or in inflorescences of up to 4 flowers. As a fruit, a black legume when ripe.
Soak the seeds in tap water for 48 h. Drain the seeds without letting them dry and proceed to sowing afterwards. Temperatures for optimal germination will be 20ºC at night / 30ºC during the day.
Use
Greencover, Fodder, Restoration
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Purple |
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| Flowering period | April, May, June, July, August, September, Spring-Summer |
Foliage
| Foliage colour | Green |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Vicia sativa buza |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December, Spring-Autumn |
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| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Seeds per gram | 20 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Greencover, Fodder, Restoration |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil type | Clay |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained, Dry |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate continental, Temperate maritime |
Care
| Watering | Moderate |
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