A blend of stiff stalks of wheat, purple-blooming vetch and upright, rounded-leaf, white-blooming fava beans makes a pretty picture in this spring garden. Planting all three cover crops in the same bed will add nutrients, fix nitrogen and improve the overall structure of the soil. The vetch and favas are both legumes and require an inoculant.

A blend of stiff stalks of wheat, purple-blooming vetch and upright, rounded-leaf, white-blooming fava beans makes a pretty picture in this spring garden. Planting all three cover crops in the same bed will add nutrients, fix nitrogen and improve the overall structure of the soil. The vetch and favas are both legumes and require an inoculant.

This beautiful clover is an excellent source of nitrogen, provides forage for beneficial insects and helps control erosion. As a legume, its seed requires an inoculant.
Photo credit: Bountiful Gardens