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Product Overview
Description
Wicked Growth Cover Crop Fertilizer supports rapid establishment and maximum biomass production in cover crop plantings designed to improve soil health, prevent erosion, and build organic matter. The balanced 10-10-10 formula provides complete nutrition for diverse cover crop mixes.
Cover crops are planted not for harvest but for the benefits they provide to soil and subsequent crops. Fast establishment is critical to suppress weeds and protect bare soil, while maximum biomass production determines how much organic matter will be returned to the soil.
Essential for regenerative agriculture, market gardens practicing no-till methods, and home gardeners using cover crops to improve vegetable bed soil.
Highlights
• Rapid establishment support
• Maximum biomass production
• Soil building enhancement
• Mixed cover crop compatible
• Regenerative agriculture focus
The Science Behind It
How It Works
This balanced formula accelerates cover crop establishment for maximum soil-building benefits. Fast-growing cover crops need rapid nutrient availability to develop dense canopies that suppress weeds and extensive root systems that improve soil structure. The 10-10-10 ratio supports quick germination, vigorous early growth, and substantial biomass production. Applied at seeding or shortly after emergence, nutrients help cover crops establish before winter or between cash crop rotations.
The Science
Cover crops build soil through multiple mechanisms—adding organic matter, fixing nitrogen (legumes), breaking up compaction, and feeding soil biology. All these functions depend on biomass production, which requires adequate fertility. Nitrogen drives leaf area for photosynthesis. Phosphorus supports root development and, in legumes, nodulation for nitrogen fixation. Potassium improves cold tolerance and stand survival through winter. Balanced nutrition produces the maximum plant material for incorporation or decomposition.
Nutrients Available
10% Total Nitrogen – Drives rapid canopy closure and biomass production. 10% Available Phosphate (P₂O₅) – Supports root development and, in legumes, nitrogen fixation. 10% Soluble Potash (K₂O) – Improves winter hardiness and stand persistence. Ideal for crimson clover, winter rye, oats, and all cover crop mixes.
How to Apply
1-2 lbs/100 sq ft every 4-6 weeks. Severe deficiency: 2-3 lbs initially.
1
Action:
Survey garden bed and note deficiency symptoms. Map high-need zones.
Pro Tip:
Sandy areas and fruiting sections need more K than shaded areas.
Avoid:
Don't leave granules on surface in hot weather - damages plants.
2
Action:
Calculate 1-2 lbs per 100 sq ft. For 10x20 garden (200 sq ft), use 2-4 lbs.
Pro Tip:
Weigh fertilizer on kitchen scale. One cup 0-0-60 weighs ~0.5 lb.
Avoid:
Don't exceed 2 lbs per 100 sq ft per application. Split heavy doses.
3
Action
Broadcast granules evenly across soil surface. Work into top 2-3 inches with cultivator.
Pro Tip:
Sandy areas and fruiting sections need more K than shaded areas.
Avoid:
Don't spread on windy days - granules drift causing uneven application.
4
Action
Water thoroughly with 1-2 inches to dissolve granules and move K into root zone.
Pro Tip:
Incorporation prevents salt buildup and gets K to roots faster.
Avoid:
Don't leave granules on surface in hot weather - damages plants.