Organic Biomass/Weed Suppression
Organic Winter Rye*
- The most winter hardy fall-planted grain
- Excellent competitor with weeds and produces lots of biomass for green manure
- Will germinate down to 35F & performs better on lower fertility soil than other cover crops
- Can tolerate sandy, droughty or occasionally flooded soils
- Excellent feed value as a forage
- Can be grazed by livestock well into the fall
Organic Tillage Radish®
- Improved oilseed radish bred for long taproot
- Can reduce compaction/hardpan, build soil tilth, and mellow heavier clay soils
- Excellent weed suppressor
- Good nutrient scavenger
- Plant 4-10 weeks before a killing frost
- Seed 8-10 lbs/acre
Organic Buckwheat*
- Broadleaved summer annual most often used as a green manure crop
- Fast establishment, thrives in poor soils
- An excellent weed suppressor and soil builder
- Can produce 2-3 tons of dry matter in 6-8 weeks
- Grain matures in 10-12 weeks and can yield 800-1,500 lbs/acre
- Not frost tolerant
- Seed 75-100 lbs/acre after last frost date
Phacelia* - New
Untreated, Non-GMO
- Non-leguminous, annual broadleaf plant
- Excellent cold and drought tolerance (better than Buckwheat)
- Widely used as cover crop and bee forage in Europe
- Produces abundant biomass and conditions soil, leaving excellent structure and aggregation
- Utilizes excess N in the soil to prevent leaching
- Will winterkill in the Upper Midwest
- Seed must be planted; avoid broadcasting
- Drill 7-12 lbs/acre at 1/8-1/4 in. depth
Fall Green Manure Mix I
Untreated, Non-GMO
- Blend of oats, field peas, and Tillage Radish® designed for maximum green manure
- Mix will winterkill in the Upper Midwest
- Excellent fit after corn silage, small grains, sweet corn, early soybeans, or vegetables
- Widely adaptable
- Seed 75-125 lbs/acre from Aug. 15 - Sept. 15
Fall Green Manure Mix II - New!
Untreated, Non-GMO
- Blend of crimson clover, annual ryegrass, and Tillage Radish® designed for quick cover, N fixation, and optimum biomass production
- Mix will winterkill in the Upper Midwest
- Excellent fit after corn silage, small grains, sweet corn, early soybeans, or vegetables
- Can be broadcast or aerially applied
- Seed 15-20 lbs/acre from Aug. 15 - Sept. 15