Rye Cover Crop

These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements within its roots and leaf structure.

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. Organic matter is the food component of soil. Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon...

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. Organic matter is the food component of soil. Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon...

Pre-inoculated. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. They can also be grown as a perennial in orchards and vineyards.

Also known as pastry wheat. Most garden soils can be maintained at their highest level of productivity by sound soil management practices that involve a combination of soil tillage, crop rotation, and most importantly, the addition of organic matter through...

Pre-inoculated. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. They can also be grown as a perennial in orchards and vineyards.

The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass. Deep roots break up clay and reach farther for water, keeping it green when more shallow-rooted plants...

These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements within its roots and leaf structure.

Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements within its roots and leaf structure.

The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass. Recommended seeding rate: 1/2 pound per 1000 square feet; 15-20 pounds per acre.

These cover crops are nature's great nutrient recyclers. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements within its roots and leaf structure.

We strive to offer varieties that give gardeners flexibility on how to best utilize the crop: for food, forage, or green manure. Upon turning under the crop, nitrogen and other elements are released or recycled back just underneath the soil surface so...

Needs to be inoculated. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. They can also be grown as a perennial in orchards and vineyards.

Also known as pastry wheat. Most garden soils can be maintained at their highest level of productivity by sound soil management practices that involve a combination of soil tillage, crop rotation, and most importantly, the addition of organic matter through...

Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under. The plant's extensive root system pulls nitrogen and other minerals from deep within the soil, and stores these elements within its roots and leaf structure.

Recommended seeding rate: 1 pound per 1000 square feet; 25-40 pounds per acre. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people. They can also be grown as a perennial in orchards and vineyards.

Also known as pastry wheat. Most garden soils can be maintained at their highest level of productivity by sound soil management practices that involve a combination of soil tillage, crop rotation, and most importantly, the addition of organic matter through...

Adaptable to a wide range of soils, Winter Wheat is sown in late summer for erosion control and tilled under in early spring to add organic matter. The addition of organic matter builds soil structure, which increases water absorption and nutrient-holding...

Recommended seeding rate: 3 1/2 lbs per 1000 square feet. Plant mid-September through mid-October. Both winter and spring varieties of grains are generally ready for harvest in August.

Hairy Vetch works well for nitrogen fixation while Rye adds organic matter and protects the less hardy vetch from winter damage. If planted in fall it comes back early spring with heavy growth.

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. Organic matter is the food component of soil. Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon...

Soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria work to break down organic matter. Some brassicas have a large taproot that can break through plow or rototiller pans, thus aerating the soil. This cross of cereal rye and durum wheat produces a high-protein, winter-hardy...

Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon content, and improves the soil fertility and water holding capacity of the soil. A great all purpose crop that works three ways.

The rapid growth of brassicas supplies a thick ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and helps suppress weeds with a dense amount of biomass. This cold hardy, fall planted variety has a particularly huge and extensive root system, better for...

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. Organic matter is the food component of soil. Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon...

Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon content, and improves the soil fertility and water holding capacity of the soil. A great all purpose crop that works three ways.

In harsher climates, cover crops can be grown in rows between the crops or as a component of rotation in your garden. Organic matter is the food component of soil. Growing legumes and incorporating them back into the soil increases the organic carbon...