Common Vetch

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Common Vetch outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 10 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsExcellent pair

  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Common Vetch
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Coral Bells feeds on
  • ❧Common Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common Vetch
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Chaytor's Lavender feeds on
  • ❧Common Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common Vetch
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Maypop feeds on
  • ❧Common Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both

How to grow Common Vetch

1. Sow-4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space10 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Low · Height: 80 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average — adaptable