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Small Fava Cover Crop
Prices start at : 6.65 USD / 1 lb

Best stands obtained by planting 3 inches deep, but can also be broadcast at 1/2-3/4 pound per 100 square feet; 5 pounds per 1000 square feet, or 200 pounds per acre. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects.
  • ✓ Annual
  • ✓ Open Pollinated
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Illinois
Yamhill Soft White Winter Wheat Cover Crop
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 lb

Makes great flour for gravies, sauces, biscuits, and cakes. Store in airtight containers in a cool, dry location. Small-scale wheat growers can use a hand sickle to harvest—tie into bundles, called "shocks," and stack upright in the field to dry before...
  • Open Pollinated: Yes
  • Soil Temp. for Germ.: 45-75°F
United States
Illinois
Spring Green Manure Mix - Organic Cover Crop Seed
Prices start at : 7.40 USD / 1 Pound

Mid and late summer sowings may be left to winter over and the vetch allowed to regrow some in the spring.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/cover-crop-mixes/spring-green-manure/spring-green-manure-mix-organic-cover-crop-seed-976G.32.htmlThis item's...

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    • Days To Maturity: Varies
    • Latin Name: Varies
    • Life Cycle ID: Annual
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    Illinois
    FIXatioN Balansa Clover Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 lb

    The most cold tolerant of annual clovers, FIXatioN Balansa can survive down to -14°F while producing huge amounts of biomass and fixing over 250 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals...
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Illinois
    Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 lb

    If left to grow, winter wheat makes good forage for livestock; or if allowed to mature it can be harvested mid-summer. This clover has demonstrated good drought tolerance, especially when planted early, just after your last frost.
    • ✓ Biennial
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Illinois
    Buckwheat Cover Crop Conventional & Organic
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 lb

    The roots also scavenge nutrients from deep in the soil and bring them back to the surface where they can be utilized by your next food crop plantings. Plant Buckwheat after the last frost in the spring.
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Illinois
    Winter Wheat, Grains
    Prices start at : 60.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    Cool wheat grain is quick to germinate and cold tolerant! 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.
    • Seeds Per Gram: 35
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Dimensions: N/A
    • Botanical Name: Triticum aestivum
    • Broadcast Rate per Acre: 75-150 lbs
    • Breed: Open-pollinated
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    Illinois
    Annual Rye Grass Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 lb

    Recommended seeding rate: 1 pound per 1000 square feet; 20-30 pounds per acre. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects. The roots also scavenge nutrients from deep in the soil and bring them back to the surface...
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
    • ✓ Annual
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    Illinois
    Pacer Forage Turnip Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 4.15 USD / 4 oz

    This process is called nutrient cycling. A cross between a forage turnip and a forage rape. More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits that growing cover crops such as oilseed radish, mustards, and forage turnips...
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Hybrid Variety
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    Illinois
    Mighty Mustard Trifecta Power Blend™ Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 4.65 USD / 4 oz

    This process is called nutrient cycling. When worked into the soil, it releases high levels of glucosinolates, a natural chemical agent that makes some brassicas spicy. More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits...
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Illinois
    Winter Rye, Grains
    Prices start at : 60.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    Can reach up to 5 feet! Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed suppression The best choice for fast, cool-season germination.
    • Seeds Per Ounce: 1075
    • Sub Type: Rye
    • Size: 100 Pounds
    • Botanical Name: Secale cereale
    • Form: Seed
    • categories: Cover Crop
    United States
    Illinois
    Dwarf Essex Rape, Brassicas
    Prices start at : 150.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    A cabbage related plant that is a perfect grazer! Dwarf Essex Rape is a perfect grazer plant that will persist well after the first frost. Canola (Brassica napus): Cool season, broadleaf, upright and spreading growth habit Uses: Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant,...
    • Seeds Per Gram: 246
    • Broadcast Rate per Acre: 5-15 lbs.
    • Botanical Name: Brassica napus
    • Breed: Open-pollinated
    • Form: Seed
    • Life Cycle: Annual
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    Illinois
    Winter Wheat Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 5.55 USD / 1 lb

    Plant late September to early October. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects. Green manure crops are a superior source of organic matter when they are cut and turned under.
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Chicken Forage Blend, Blends
    Prices start at : 350.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    • Days To Maturity: 30-50
    • Weight: 1 lbs
    • Sow Depth: 1/2"
    • Sub Type: Blend
    • Best Time to Sow: April-August
    • Breed: Open-pollinated
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    Illinois
    Austrian Winter Pea, Legumes
    Prices start at : 135.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    Austrian Winter is a great cool season legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing! Sometimes called “black pea” and “field pea” is a cool-season, annual legume with good, nitrogen-fixing capabilities.
    • Dimensions: N/A
    • Seeds Per Ounce: 194
    • Size: 100 Pounds
    • Botanical Name: Pisum sativum
    • Days To Maturity: 50-70
    • Seeds Per Pound: 3,100
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    Illinois
    Canada Wildrye, Grain Seed
    Prices start at : 128.00 USD / 5 Pounds

    Provides quality forage for livestock and wildlife. It is typically found in prairies, open woods, fields and disturbed sites. It tends to be short-lived but provides quick stabilization for erosion control seedings, and it makes a good, early successional...
    • Size: 5 Pounds
    • Seeds Per Ounce: 7125
    • Best Time to Sow: March-October
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Sow Depth: 1/4"
    • categories: Cover Crop
    United States
    Illinois
    Verdant Winter Barley Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 5.55 USD / Sold Out

    This process is called nutrient cycling. Extended cold winter locations may experience winter kill, but the newer varieties of winter barley are more cold tolerant. More and more organic growers and gardeners are discovering the long list of benefits...
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
    • ✓ Annual
    United States
    Illinois
    Cover Crop, Winter Rye Organic
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 4.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (1/4 lb.)

    Packet will cover from 100 to 200 square feet. It provides rapid growth of green mass that chokes out weeds and provides organic matter content to the soil. Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty...
    • Sow Method: Direct Sow
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Life Cycle: Annual
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    Illinois
    Organic Succotash Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 lb Organic

    Also known as pastry wheat. And if left to flower, brassicas are especially popular with beneficial insects. In addition to this benefit, legume green manures (peas, beans, clovers, favas and vetch) act as a host for the bacteria that fix and make nitrogen...
    • ✓ Annual
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
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    Illinois
    Cover Crop, Warm Climate
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 4.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (1/4 lb.)

    This organic cover crop will be very successful in warmer climates, containing 70% winter grain rye and 30% field (Austrian) winter pea. Packet will cover 300 to 400 square feet. The mix is a balance of rapidly growing winter rye for erosion control and...
    • Sow Method: Direct Sow
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Spread: 10-12 inches
    United States
    Illinois
    Secada Forage Pea, Legumes
    Prices start at : 135.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    Uses: Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression A fast growing, cool-season annual legume, Secada peas perform very well during the fall, winter, and spring in Southern...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 3,100
    • Best Time to Sow: March-April, September-October
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Form: Seed
    • Days To Maturity: 50-70
    • Size: 100 Pounds
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    Illinois
    Common Vetch Cover Crop
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 lb

    Produces 2-3 tons of dry matter per acre when grown alone, and fixes 50-110 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Growing grains as a cover crop provides other options such as forage for animals or food for people.
    • ✓ Open Pollinated
    • ✓ Annual
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    Illinois
    Konza Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica Konza
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Hairy red drupes are produced, which can be brewed into a tea. * Fragrant sumac is a woody plant that can grow to around 2 meters tall. The mixture should not be boiled since this will release tannic acids and make the drink astringent.
    • Collection Locale: Kansas
    • Species: aromatica
    • Seeds Per Pound: 18,114
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Height: 1-2ft
    • Germination: 99%
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    Illinois
    Buffalo, Grass Seed
    Prices start at : 120.00 USD / 5 Pounds

    Buffalo Grass is a warm-season grass and predominant component of the shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains. It can be used as a xeriscape lawn grass for water conservation, and it is a common component in range mixtures.
    • Days To Maturity: 80-100
    • Seeds Per Ounce: 3125
    • Breed: Open-pollinated
    • Seeds Per Pound: 50,000
    • Form: Seed
    • Best Time to Sow: April-June
    United States
    Illinois
    Fall Mix, Cover Crop Seed
    Prices start at : 200.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    (30% Field Pea, 20% Crimson Clover, 20% Hairy Vetch, 15% Annual Rye, 15% Winter Rye) Seed Coverage: – 5 lbs covers 2,000-4,000 sqaure feet – 100 lbs covers 1-2 acres Uses: Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression
    • categories: Cover Crop
    • Days To Maturity: 35
    • Best Time to Sow: August-October
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Broadcast Rate per Acre: 50-100 lbs.
    • Sub Type: Blend
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    Illinois
    6 mil Boots w/Elastic Top--Ctn/50
    Prices start at : 25.20 USD / each

    Elastic Top Disposable Boots are made of blue textured plastic and stay in place when pulled on, with no tying necessary. Package of 50 weighs 3.5 lbs. 17" tall, 5 mil boot fits up to a men's size 12.
    • Weight: 3.5 lbs
    United States
    Illinois
    Pearl Millet, Grasses
    Prices start at : 200.00 USD / 100 Pounds

    Pearl Millet is a very tall grass that can reach 15 feet. Perfect used for hay, pasture, and silage for feeding cattle, horses, goats, and other livestock, it is also a very good green manure.
    • Days To Maturity: 60-100
    • Breed: F1 Hybrid
    • Seeds Per Ounce: 4156
    • categories: Cover Crop
    • Seeds Per Gram: 148
    • Botanical Name: Pennisetum glaucum
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    Illinois
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