Wicked Growth Cover Crops Fertilizer

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Product Description

Get Your Cover Crops Up Fast — Balanced 10-10-10 Feeding for Soil-Building Plantings

Old Cobblers Farm Wicked Growth 10-10-10 is a balanced fertilizer for establishing cover crops — the plantings that protect and rebuild your soil between growing seasons. The 10-10-10 analysis supplies equal parts of the three major nutrients: 10% nitrogen to power early leaf growth and quick canopy cover, 10% phosphorus for the deep root growth that drives biomass below ground, and 10% potassium for stress and drought tolerance while the stand establishes.

Cover crops only deliver their benefits — weed suppression, erosion control, organic matter, nutrient capture — once they're up and growing densely. A measured feeding at seeding speeds that establishment, especially in tired, fallow, or depleted ground that has little to offer young seedlings. The fast-acting granules go down before seeding and again mid-cycle for long-season covers. One important rule: go lighter on nitrogen-fixing covers like clover, vetch, peas, and alfalfa — they make their own nitrogen, and overfeeding works against them.

Key Benefits

Faster, denser establishment — A measured feeding at seeding helps cover crops germinate evenly and close canopy quickly — shading soil and outcompeting weeds sooner.

Roots are the point — 10% phosphorus drives the root depth and below-ground biomass that make cover crops worth planting.

Built for worn-out ground — Tired, fallow, or depleted plots often have little to offer seedlings; balanced feeding bridges the gap while the cover gets established.

Legume-smart rates — Clear guidance for nitrogen-fixing covers — lighter rates that support establishment without suppressing the nitrogen-fixing you planted them fo

Every cover in the rotation — From quick buckwheat to overwintering rye and multi-species regenerative mixes, one bag covers the whole rotation.

Simple area-based rates — Broadcast rates of 1–2 lbs per 100 sq ft mean a 5 lb bag handles 250–500 sq ft, with sizes up to 20 lb for larger plots.

Where to use it: garden rotations, raised beds, fallow plots, food plots, and regenerative plantings of crimson clover, winter rye, hairy vetch, field peas, buckwheat, daikon radish, oats, annual ryegrass, sorghum-sudangrass, mustard, triticale, millet, turnips, and multi-species alfalfa mixes.

Application Instructions

-Before seeding: broadcast 1–2 lbs per 100 sq ft and lightly incorporate into the topsoil
-Established stands: side-dress or top-dress 1 lb per 100 sq ft once plants are 3–4 inches tall
-Nitrogen-fixing covers (clover, vetch, field peas, alfalfa mixes): use the lower end of the rates — they supply their own nitrogen, and overfeeding reduces that benefit
Steps:
1. Measure the rate for your area (a 5 lb bag covers 250–500 sq ft at the broadcast rate).
2. Broadcast evenly over the plot before seeding, then lightly rake into the topsoil.
3. Seed your cover crop as usual.
4. Water thoroughly after application to dissolve the granules and move nutrients into the seedbed.
5. For long-season covers, apply once more mid-cycle (1 lb per 100 sq ft) when plants are 3–4 inches tall.
When and how often: at planting, plus one mid-cycle feeding for long-season covers. Short-season covers like buckwheat usually need only the at-planting application.
What NOT to do: do not overfeed nitrogen-fixing blends, do not exceed the broadcast rates, and do not skip the watering-in step.

Ingredients

-Urea (10–20%) — Provides fast-acting nitrogen that powers early leaf growth and canopy cover.
-Diammonium Phosphate / DAP (10–20%) — Supplies phosphorus for root depth and seedling establishment, plus a secondary nitrogen contribution.
-Potassium Chloride (40–50%) — Also called muriate of potash; the potassium source that builds stress and drought tolerance.

Product Specifications

– NPK Ratio: 10-10-10
– Nitrogen (N): 10% — 0.5 lb per 5 lb bag
– Phosphorus (P): 10% — 0.5 lb per 5 lb bag
– Potassium (K): 10% — 0.5 lb per 5 lb bag
– Total Nutrients: 1.5 lb per 5 lb bag (30% total analysis)
– Form: Granular, fast-acting
– Coverage (5 lb): 250–500 sq ft at the broadcast rate
– Application Rate: 1–2 lbs per 100 sq ft before seeding; 1 lb per 100 sq ft side/top-dress at 3–4" tall
– Feeding Schedule: At planting + once mid-cycle for long-season covers; lighter rates on nitrogen-fixers