Sow Smart, Grow Strong: Survival Cover Crop Seeds for Raised Beds — Heirloom Non-GMO Varieties on Amazon
Survival Garden Seeds · Cover Crop Collection
Sow Smart,
Grow Strong
Non-GMO heirloom seeds that build healthier soil, feed pollinators, and strengthen your garden — naturally.
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The Smarter Garden
Your soil works harder
when you work with it
Cover crops are the quiet workhorses of a productive garden. While your main beds rest between seasons, these plants are busy fixing nitrogen, breaking up compaction, smothering weeds, and feeding the bees your garden depends on.
Survival Garden Seeds makes it simple — every packet is heirloom, non-GMO, open-pollinated, untreated, and comes with clear planting guidance.
Featured Seeds
14 seeds to transform your garden soil
Each variety serves a different purpose — mix and match to build a resilient planting plan all season long.
Nitrogen Fixer · Pollinator Magnet
Red Clover Seeds
Trifolium pratense — a fast-sprouting soil builder that fixes atmospheric nitrogen and fills your garden with nectar-rich blooms bees can’t resist.
- Fixes nitrogen naturally — no fertiliser needed
- Nectar-rich blooms for bees and butterflies
- Quick germination in spring or fall
- Great for borders, pathways, and bare beds
Cover Crop · Edible Greens
Giant Red Mustard Greens
Brassica juncea — striking burgundy leaves that add organic matter to soil while delivering bold, peppery harvests from your garden bed.
- Dramatic burgundy colour in the garden
- Spicy flavour mellows beautifully with frost
- Cool-season favourite — spring and fall
- Harvest as microgreens or mature leaves
Fast-Growing · Beginner Friendly
Arugula Seeds
Eruca sativa — the classic Italian rocket. Fast, forgiving, and endlessly versatile from microgreens to full salad harvests indoors or out.
- Rapid cut-and-come-again harvests
- Grows in containers, raised beds, or indoors
- Perfect for succession planting all year
- Includes full germination guidance
Deep-Rooting · Drought Tolerant
Alfalfa Seeds
Medicago sativa — a homestead workhorse. Deep roots break up compacted soil, fix nitrogen, and improve water retention across seasons.
- Deep roots break up compacted soil
- Nitrogen-fixing green manure crop
- Drought tolerant once established
- Forage option for chickens and small livestock
Best Value · Complete Starter Kit
Cover Crop Seeds — 5 Variety Collection
Everything you need to start cover cropping: Oats, Buckwheat, White Clover, Crimson Clover, and Hairy Vetch — a complete seasonal toolkit for raised beds and backyard gardens.
- Oats · Buckwheat · White Clover
- Crimson Clover · Hairy Vetch
- Plant spring or fall — year-round use
- Perfect for raised beds and small gardens
Fast-Growing · Weed Suppressor
Buckwheat Seed for Planting
A fast-establishing annual cover crop that smothers weeds, attracts pollinators with its white blooms, and breaks down quickly to add organic matter to soil.
- Germinates rapidly in warm soil
- Outcompetes weeds in open beds
- White flowers attract beneficial insects
- Breaks down fast as a green manure
Nitrogen Fixer · Lawn Alternative
Dutch White Clover Seeds
A low-growing, flowering ground cover that fixes nitrogen, controls erosion, and provides a pollinator-friendly lawn alternative that stays lush with minimal care.
- Fixes nitrogen — reduces fertiliser needs
- Dense ground cover suppresses weeds
- White blooms loved by bees
- Drought tolerant once established
Edible · Heat Tolerant
Red Amaranth Seeds
A striking dual-purpose plant — harvest the vivid leafy greens or let it grow tall for grain. Heat tolerant and fast-growing, it thrives through summer when other crops struggle.
- Edible leaves and grain — two harvests in one
- Brilliant red foliage adds garden drama
- Heat tolerant summer crop
- Great as microgreens or full plants
Callaloo · Microgreens
Green Garnet Amaranth Seeds
The callaloo variety beloved in Caribbean cooking — lush green leaves with a mild, earthy flavour. Excellent as microgreens or grown to full size as a heat-tolerant summer green.
- Callaloo — popular leafy cooking green
- Mild flavour, excellent in stir fries
- Thrives in summer heat
- Harvest as microgreens or full plants
Pollinator Garden · Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers & Wildflower Seed Mix
A cheerful blend of heirloom wildflowers that pulls double duty — filling your garden with colour while attracting pollinators and adding organic matter to the soil as they grow.
- Multi-variety bloom mix for season-long colour
- Attracts bees, butterflies and beneficial insects
- Cut flower harvests all season
- Improves soil as organic matter
Tillage Radish · Compaction Buster
Daikon Radish Seeds
The ultimate soil aerator. Daikon’s deep taproot punches through hardpan, scavenges nutrients from deep in the soil, and decomposes over winter to leave natural channels for spring roots.
- Deep roots break up compacted hardpan
- Scavenges and recycles deep soil nutrients
- Decomposes over winter — no tilling needed
- Long mild roots also edible fresh
Nitrogen Fixer · Stunning Blooms
Crimson Clover Seeds
Trifolium incarnatum — one of the most visually striking cover crops you can grow. Deep crimson spikes fix nitrogen generously while making your garden look spectacular in spring.
- High nitrogen fixation for vegetable beds
- Vivid crimson blooms — stunning in flower
- Excellent for pollinators and homesteads
- Plant fall for spring bloom and soil boost
Best Value · 2 Varieties
Clover Seeds — Crimson & Dutch White 2-Pack
Two of the best nitrogen-fixing clovers in one collection. Use Dutch White as a permanent ground cover and Crimson Clover as a seasonal soil booster — together they cover all your bases.
- Crimson Clover + Dutch White Clover
- Both varieties fix nitrogen naturally
- Ground cover and seasonal cover crop combined
- Great value starter clover kit
Winter Kill · Erosion Control
Oats Cover Crop Seeds
A reliable cool-season cover crop that establishes quickly, protects bare soil over fall and winter, and winter-kills naturally — leaving a weed-free, mulched bed ready for spring planting.
- Fast establishment in cool weather
- Winter-kills — no spring termination needed
- Protects soil from erosion and compaction
- Can also be grown as a food crop
Why Cover Crops
The smartest thing you can do for your garden this season
Most gardeners leave beds bare between seasons. Cover crops flip that habit: while the ground rests, these plants are working — fixing nitrogen, feeding microbes, blocking weeds, and building the loose, rich soil your vegetables will reward you for.
Whether you have a raised bed, a backyard plot, or a container garden, there’s a cover crop here that fits your space and your season.
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🌿Fixes Nitrogen
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🐝Feeds Pollinators
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🌱Smothers Weeds
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💧Holds Moisture
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🪱Feeds Soil Life
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🌍Reduces Erosion
Family-owned seeds you can trust
Survival Garden Seeds is a family-owned American company with a simple mission: help people grow better gardens with seeds that are open-pollinated, untreated, and honestly labeled.
Every seed in their range is non-GMO and heirloom — meaning you can save seeds season to season. Their packets include clear planting guidance so you know exactly when, where, and how deep to sow.
