{"product_id":"good-bug-blend-lb","title":"Peaceful Valley Good Bug Blend - Nitrocoated (lb)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeaceful Valley Good Bug Blend is a diverse insectary seed mix developed to provide nectar, pollen, shelter, and season-long plant diversity for pollinators and beneficial insects. It can be planted along field borders, between crop blocks, beside orchards, or in dedicated insectary strips where flowering plants will not interfere with cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blend combines annual and perennial clovers, alfalfa, flowering herbs, vegetables, and wildflowers. Different bloom forms and flowering periods help support insects such as native bees, honeybees, syrphid flies, lacewings, lady beetles, tachinid flies, and parasitoid wasps. Beneficial-insect presence and pest suppression will vary with local habitat, pesticide exposure, bloom continuity, and surrounding crops; this mix should be considered one part of an integrated pest-management program rather than a guaranteed pest-control treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSow in spring after severe frost danger or in late summer to early fall where seedlings can establish before cold weather. Select a weed-free site with adequate sun, cover seed lightly, and keep the seedbed moist through establishment. Mow or trim portions sequentially rather than cutting the entire planting at once so some flowers and shelter remain available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApplication rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drill or broadcast 10–15 lb per acre, or ½ lb per 1,000 sq ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInoculant:\u003c\/strong\u003e No additional inoculant is normally needed; the coated legume components include compatible inoculant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e May begin approximately 45–90 days after planting; timing and persistence depend on season and site\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAverage height:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 18 inches, with some species potentially reaching several feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContains:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crimson, red, Nungarin sub, yellow sweet, Hykon rose, and white clovers; semi- and non-dormant alfalfa; coriander, daikon radish, dill, red radish, carrot, calendula, California buckwheat, baby's breath, sweet alyssum, white yarrow, caraway, celery, fennel, and parsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis item ships directly from the vendor and cannot be canceled once the order is placed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote for certified organic growers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nitrocoated seed is conventionally grown, non-GMO seed with no fungicide or insecticide seed treatment applied before coating. The coating contains certified organic powdered limestone, an organically approved binder, and an OMRI-approved peat-based inoculant, applied through an OMRI-approved process on a dedicated Nitrocoated-seed treatment line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaceful Valley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21543907229809,"sku":"PBE970","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/1391\/9089\/products\/peaceful-valley-good-bug-blend-nitrocoated-lb.jpg?v=1747084600","url":"https:\/\/www.groworganic.mom\/products\/good-bug-blend-lb","provider":"Grow Organic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}