​Cover Crop Seed Sale
​The 2026 Cover Crop Seed Sale is OPEN and will run through July 31st. Cover crops are an important conservation practice. Keeping roots in the soil year-round helps support soil microbes, builds organic matter, increases water retention and decreases soil erosion. Some cover crop varieties also support pollinators.
​A win for your garden and the environment!

Select from two cover crop seed mixes specially designed for raised beds and small gardens by Walnut Creek Seed, premier cover crop seed company in Ohio. Place your seed order online before July 31, 2025 and pick up your seeds at the Hamilton County Conservation District office between August 17-31, just in time for fall planting. Join us for a free workshop o the evening of July 15th at our Training Center in Sharonville.

Cover Crop Workshop

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 Fall Cover Mix

Fall Cover Crop Mix

$7.00

Order Fall Mix

This mix is selected to die off over winter, leaving surface mulch that requires little to no management prior to planting in the spring. Ideal for cool season vegetables, it loosens topsoil, protects from winter erosion and nutrient loss, fixes nitrogen, and suppresses weeds. Leftover plant matter provides food for soil microbes which are crucial for healthy soil.

• $7 /lb
• Plant in August to mid-September.
• Plant around mature warm season vegetables to begin protecting soil before your garden is put to rest (trim up plants to ensure sunlight and water get to germinating seedlings).
• Cow pea, oilseed radish, mung bean, pearl millet, oats, Ethiopian cabbage.
• Seeding rate: 200-300 Sq Ft /lb

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Raised Bed Mix

Raised Bed Cover Crop Mix

$7.00

Order Raised Bed Mix

This mix is designed to provide diverse root structures and organic matter to fortify and amend depleted soils. It may be used in all garden types and provides pollinators and beneficial insects with fall and spring blooms. Hairy vetch provides the benefit of nitrogen fixation and weed suppression; however some management will be required in spring to prepare the bed for planting. Cut, mow, or crimp when in full bloom in late May. Use clippings for mulch or compost.

• $7 /lb
• Plant in August to mid-September or 6-8 weeks before first frost.​
• Buckwheat, flax, hairy vetch, oats, phalacia, yellow mustard, oilseed radish, Austrian winter peas.
• Seeding rate: 200-300 Sq Ft /lb