Grow guide
How to grow Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
- Type
- Vetch
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 90–150 days
- Spacing
- 4″ apart
- Density
- 9 per sq ft
- Habit
- Climbing
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Trellis As needed
Notes
Vining annual legume; fall-sow for spring incorporation; less cold-hardy than hairy vetch but fast-establishing; fixes 90-150 lb N/A.
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