Winter Rye Cover Crop Seed

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Winter Rye Cover Crop Seed is the hardiest of the winter grains. Winter Rye will germinate at temperatures as low as 35 degrees F and grows well even in infertile soil.  Great for large acreage or small home gardens to protect the soil during the winter months from erosion and leaching, capture unused nutrients, prevent soil compaction, and to suppress weeds throughout the early spring. 

BENEFITS: 

Winter Rye’s root system is extensive and captures nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium deep beneath the soil surface.  The plant will hold the nutrients until it is cut and tilled and back into your soil, releasing the nutrients for your sping plants to use.  Winter Rye breaks down quickly and will not re-sprout from vegetative tissue. 

DIRECTIONS: 

Sow 5-7 pounds of Winter Rye Cover Crop Seed per 1,000 square feet (50 lbs per acre) in the fall or when your growing season is over. Broadcast seed and lightly rake the soil.  For nutrient recycling, cut it back before it goes to seed or 3-6 weeks prior to the next planting season.  Till or work it under the soil so that as it decomposes, the nutrients will be released directly into the soil.  For no-till options, cut and cover the Winter Rye with heavy black plastic 6 weeks prior to planting your next crop.  

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