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April 23, 2026

Season & ZoneExposure: Full sun to partial shade. Zone: This blend is hardy to Zone 4. TimingDirect sow during the period two weeks before and...

How to Grow Alternative Lawn Blend

April 23, 2026

Season & ZoneExposure: Full sun to partial shade. Zone: This blend is hardy to Zone 4. TimingDirect sow during the period two weeks before and up to eight weeks after your last average frost...

How to Grow Grub Resistant Blend

April 23, 2026

Grub Resistant Lawn Blend stands up to pests, traffic, drought, and summer stress. It combines tough Turf Type Tall Fescue with Micro-Clover to create a...

How to Grow Grub Resistant Blend

April 23, 2026

Grub Resistant Lawn Blend stands up to pests, traffic, drought, and summer stress. It combines tough Turf Type Tall Fescue with Micro-Clover to create a resilient, low-thatch lawn that discourages beetle egg laying. Designed...

Growing Lawn Solutions in Residential Areas

September 22, 2023

When customers in the West Coast Seeds retail store have asked how to apply our Lawn Solutions, these are the suggested instructions that I give...

Growing Lawn Solutions in Residential Areas

September 22, 2023

When customers in the West Coast Seeds retail store have asked how to apply our Lawn Solutions, these are the suggested instructions that I give them. Customers often come back to say how pleased...

European Chafer Beetles

May 24, 2021

Although they arrived from Europe, they’re well at home now in BC’s Lower Mainland and many other regions. This lively beetle (Amphimallon majalis) has an...

European Chafer Beetles

May 24, 2021

Although they arrived from Europe, they’re well at home now in BC’s Lower Mainland and many other regions. This lively beetle (Amphimallon majalis) has an annual life cycle that is worth understanding in an...

How to Grow Chafer Beetle Resistant Lawn Blend

May 24, 2021

The Chafer Beetle Resistant Lawn Blend is one lawn solution for home owners challenged by the animals that feed on the European chafer beetle, and...

How to Grow Chafer Beetle Resistant Lawn Blend

May 24, 2021

The Chafer Beetle Resistant Lawn Blend is one lawn solution for home owners challenged by the animals that feed on the European chafer beetle, and dig up lawns in the process of hunting them. Continue...

How to Grow Yellow Sweet Clover

May 13, 2021

This biennial relative of White Dutch clover improves soil structure, fixes nitrogen, provides nutritious pasturage, and feeds honey bees. Its widely branched taproots penetrate the subsoil deeply, drawing...

How to Grow Yellow Sweet Clover

May 13, 2021

This biennial relative of White Dutch clover improves soil structure, fixes nitrogen, provides nutritious pasturage, and feeds honey bees. Its widely branched taproots penetrate the subsoil deeply, drawing up nutrients unavailable to other plants. Continue reading below...

How to Grow Winter Wheat

May 13, 2021

The benefit of winter wheat is its hardiness. It all but eliminates winter soil erosion, and then supplies a source of carbon-rich organic matter to till...

How to Grow Winter Wheat

May 13, 2021

The benefit of winter wheat is its hardiness. It all but eliminates winter soil erosion, and then supplies a source of carbon-rich organic matter to till under before planting vegetable crops. Continue reading below for...

How to Grow White Dutch Clover

May 13, 2021

Are chafer beetles causing your lawn grief in early spring? Consider replacing your lawn with White Dutch clover, or at least inter-planting with your grass...

How to Grow White Dutch Clover

May 13, 2021

Are chafer beetles causing your lawn grief in early spring? Consider replacing your lawn with White Dutch clover, or at least inter-planting with your grass seeds. This clover is very hardy, and will stand...

How to Grow Triticale

May 12, 2021

When rye pollen is used to pollinate wheat flowers, the result is the remarkable hybrid known as triticale. It has a similar, albeit weaker, allelopathic...

How to Grow Triticale

May 12, 2021

When rye pollen is used to pollinate wheat flowers, the result is the remarkable hybrid known as triticale. It has a similar, albeit weaker, allelopathic effect to Fall Rye, but without the dense root...

How to Grow Sweet Alyssum

May 12, 2021

The purpose of this cover crop is not to build soil as much as to generally benefit the garden. This is exactly the same seed that...

How to Grow Sweet Alyssum

May 12, 2021

The purpose of this cover crop is not to build soil as much as to generally benefit the garden. This is exactly the same seed that we sell for flower gardens, only in bulk sizes...

How to Grow Spring Field Peas

May 12, 2021

This fast-growing annual produces ample organic matter that can be used as a mulch on the surface, or tilled under to improve soil texture and...

How to Grow Spring Field Peas

May 12, 2021

This fast-growing annual produces ample organic matter that can be used as a mulch on the surface, or tilled under to improve soil texture and promote soil health. Continue reading below for tips on...

How to Grow Perennial Ryegrass

May 12, 2021

This is one of the fastest growing grasses of all, growing from seed to mow-able lawn in just 21 days. It’s a very tough, hardy...

How to Grow Perennial Ryegrass

May 12, 2021

This is one of the fastest growing grasses of all, growing from seed to mow-able lawn in just 21 days. It’s a very tough, hardy grass that forms clumps, rather than spreading by rhizomes,...

How to Grow Oats

May 12, 2021

Oats are not particularly cold hardy, so a summer planted crop will die back, holding the soil in place, and providing ample carbon-rich organic matter...

How to Grow Oats

May 12, 2021

Oats are not particularly cold hardy, so a summer planted crop will die back, holding the soil in place, and providing ample carbon-rich organic matter to till under before planting spring vegetables. Continue reading...

How to Grow Medium Red Clover

May 12, 2021

We love red clover as a cover crop. Its thick, deep roots access nutrients lower in the soil column than many plants can reach and...

How to Grow Medium Red Clover

May 12, 2021

We love red clover as a cover crop. Its thick, deep roots access nutrients lower in the soil column than many plants can reach and bring them to the surface. It can stand up...

How to Grow Klondike Ladino Clover

May 12, 2021

Use Klondike Ladino clover as a nitrogen fixing cover crop, or as a long term ground cover, either on its own, or in combination with grasses....

How to Grow Klondike Ladino Clover

May 12, 2021

Use Klondike Ladino clover as a nitrogen fixing cover crop, or as a long term ground cover, either on its own, or in combination with grasses. It tolerates wet conditions and foot traffic. It reduces...

How to Grow Hairy Vetch

May 11, 2021

The roots of this hardy annual extend deeply into the soil, improving porosity and drainage, and fixing nitrogen as they grow. The tops are lanky...

How to Grow Hairy Vetch

May 11, 2021

The roots of this hardy annual extend deeply into the soil, improving porosity and drainage, and fixing nitrogen as they grow. The tops are lanky and sprawling, and can be cut in spring to...

How to Grow Fava Beans

May 11, 2021

Fava Beans cover crop seeds produce hardy annual, upright plants. This small-seeded broad bean is a popular nitrogen fixer. The large brittle plants work in...

How to Grow Fava Beans

May 11, 2021

Fava Beans cover crop seeds produce hardy annual, upright plants. This small-seeded broad bean is a popular nitrogen fixer. The large brittle plants work in easily with front end tillers, or can be cut...

How to Grow Fall Rye

May 11, 2021

This cereal grain grows quickly in the fall and survives winter weather even in zone 3. It bursts into growth in the spring so try...

How to Grow Fall Rye

May 11, 2021

This cereal grain grows quickly in the fall and survives winter weather even in zone 3. It bursts into growth in the spring so try to turn under or cut back before it reaches...

How to Grow Crimson Clover

May 11, 2021

Within ten days of blooming (or at any time before), Crimson clover produces ample organic matter that can be used as a mulch on the surface, or...

How to Grow Crimson Clover

May 11, 2021

Within ten days of blooming (or at any time before), Crimson clover produces ample organic matter that can be used as a mulch on the surface, or cut and tilled under to improve soil tilth and promote...

How to Grow Buckwheat

May 11, 2021

Buckwheat cover crop seeds produce hardy annual, upright plants. It grows so fast it can reach 1m (3') tall in only three weeks. Then it...

How to Grow Buckwheat

May 11, 2021

Buckwheat cover crop seeds produce hardy annual, upright plants. It grows so fast it can reach 1m (3') tall in only three weeks. Then it blooms with white flowers, attracting pollinating insects and beneficial...

How to Grow Bees in Clover

May 11, 2021

This is a blend of four certified organic clover varieties Ladino, Medium Red, Alsike, and Crimson, with Annual Ryegrass included as a nurse crop that will...

How to Grow Bees in Clover

May 11, 2021

This is a blend of four certified organic clover varieties Ladino, Medium Red, Alsike, and Crimson, with Annual Ryegrass included as a nurse crop that will protect the seeds and soil until the clovers emerge. Continue...

How to Grow Barley

May 11, 2021

Barley Cover Crop Seeds are a fast-growing grass with fibrous roots that can reach as far as 2m (6') deep. It is less upright than...

How to Grow Barley

May 11, 2021

Barley Cover Crop Seeds are a fast-growing grass with fibrous roots that can reach as far as 2m (6') deep. It is less upright than oats, and not nearly as weedy as rye. Continue...

How to Grow Annual Ryegrass

May 11, 2021

The dense roots of Annual Ryegrass penetrate even hard packed soil to introduce oxygen and water pathways that can be used by other plants when it...

How to Grow Annual Ryegrass

May 11, 2021

The dense roots of Annual Ryegrass penetrate even hard packed soil to introduce oxygen and water pathways that can be used by other plants when it dies back at frost. Its foliage loads up with...

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