What you need to know before placing an order with True Leaf Market
We pride ourselves on our lightning fast order processing: We don't take multiple business days to process and ship your order. 90% of orders that come in by 1pm MT are processed and shipped the same day due to our in-house resource planning system we developed to make shipping and restocking more efficient than ever before. 96% of orders are shipped out by the next business day.
Our efficiency directly benefits you: Or facility's efficiency has allowed us to save on costs, and those savings have been extended to you with great prices.
Premium Quality Seeds: You can be confident that every seed order contains fresh, premium quality, tested and inspected seeds with top tier germination rates. Even though we are inspected frequently by numerous state and federal regulatory agencies, we want you to know that our standards are much higher than the minimum regulatory requirements. Our seed quality would be outstanding, even if we never got a regulatory inspection.
We have a 30-day guarantee: If you don't love your seeds for any reason, feel free to return your order for a refund within 30 days of purchase!
Our shipping, prices, quality and guarantee are always praised by our 510,000+ customers. So much so, in fact, that we're gaining 25,000+ new customers with each passing year. When you get seeds from True Leaf Market, you're getting the best!
Out Of Stock!
We will notify you when this product becomes available.
Mountain Valley Seed Company cover crop seed inoculant is a reliable, safe powder inoculant containing Sinorhizobium meliloti and Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii, the nitrogen-fixing bacteria specific to alfalfa and clover cover crops. Legume cover crops are vital to both home gardens and commercial farming because they repair damaged and depleted soils between growing seasons, offering more abundant harvests while minimizing weeds, erosion, and soil-borne diseases. While these legumes can nodulate with rhizobia already present in many soils, inoculating the seed ensures a sufficient population of effective bacteria is available at germination, improving nodulation and the plant's capacity to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form. OMRI Certified Organic.
Legume inoculation is the process of adding commercially available rhizobia bacteria to boost nodule formation, which is directly responsible for nitrogen replenishment. Even when planting in ideal, fertile, and Organic soil, not all soils will have sufficient rhizobia bacteria to enable the legumes to perform their best.
Current batch of inoculant expires 12/31/2026. Be sure to seal the bag between uses.
Keep in mind that this inoculant contains a rhizobial strain that will work with Alfalfa and Clover. To inoculate soybean cover crops, you'll need to use Soybean Inoculant. To inoculate Pea, Vetch, and Lentil seeds, you'll need to use our Pea, Vetch, and Lentil Inoculant.
There are essentially three reasons why legume cover crop seeds will require artificial inoculation:
If legume seeds being planted have not been sown in the grow space for 3-5 years, the soil may be lacking essential rhizobia.
If sowing legumes in a field or grow space that has never been tilled or cultivated.
If legumes have been successfully sown prior, but the crop and subsequent yields did not seem to have benefited much from the legume cover crop.
Storage and Safety Information
Store Exceed® Peat for Alfalfa and Clover in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, between 40 and 77 F. Only open the package when ready to use, and use before the expiration date. Do not store in an area that will be fumigated.
This product is non-toxic, but applicators should avoid inhalation. Gloves and eye protection are recommended while using Exceed® Peat for Alfalfa and Clover. Keep out of reach of children.
Inoculate Alfalfa and Clover Legume Seeds in 4 Easy Steps:
1. Pour the desired amount of legume seed into a large mixer, bucket, or container
2. Pour water into the mixer and mix to moisten seeds so inoculant can stick to seeds
3. Pour the amount of inoculant needed into the container and mix thoroughly.
4. Plant seeds within 12 hours before the inoculant wears off.
Dry application option: Seeds can also be inoculated by simply dusting them with inoculant before planting, without mixing a water slurry.
Seed, Inoculant, and Water Ratio
Seed
Inoculant
Water
1 lb
0.05 oz
0.25 tablespoon
2 lb
0.10 oz
0.5 tablespoon
5 lb
0.25 oz
1.33 tablespoons
25 lb
1.25 oz
0.5 cup
50 lb
2.5 oz
1 cup
POWDER INOCULANT FOR LEGUME COVER CROPS - Mountain Valley Company powder inoculant for legume and cover crop seeds to boost future harvests, yields, and quality. Legume powder inoculant ensures that cover crops develop root nodules in the soil, thereby most efficiently converting nitrogen back into the soil.
LEGUME INOCULANT FOR ALFAFA AND CLOVER - Mountain Valley Seed Company powder inoculant is a specialized blend of rhizobia bacteria for cover crop seeds and legume seeds such as Crimson clover seeds, White Dutch clover seeds, White Berseem clover, and alfalfa seeds.
BENEFITS OF LEGUME COVER CROP SEEDS - Cover crop seeds are grown year-round to repair soils for future sowing. Legume cover crop seeds convert essential nitrogen back into the soil while improving soil tilth to aid weed suppression, root structure, water retention, and resistance to soil-borne diseases.
ALL-SEASON LEGUME POWDER INOCULANT - Legume cover crops are sown between growing seasons to repair poor, deficient soils. Legume powder inoculant gives these beneficial cover crop seeds the best chance to take root in depleted soils, preparing the growing space for future growing seasons.
PRODUCT OF USA - NON-GMO COVER CROP SEEDS - Our Mountain Valley Seed Company customer service, workforce, and products are proudly based in the US, along with our Organic and non-GMO cover crop seeds, non-GMO culinary herbs, and non-GMO vegetable seeds, which are sustainably and responsibly sourced.
//store.trueleafmarket.com/cdn/shop/t/54/assets/favicon-dark.webp?v=99523036855073563661712858117//store.trueleafmarket.com/cdn/shop/t/54/assets/option-a.js?v=322460//store.trueleafmarket.com/cdn/shop/t/54/assets/option-b.js?v=322460Back to top
