'Winter' - (Non-GMO) - Rye - (Common)
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Closely related to barley, winter rye is the perfect grain for grinding into flour and for long term food storage. Can be sprouted for micro-greens or grown as rye grass for juicing. Hardiest winter cover crop. For a summer grain or straw crop, sow seeds in the fall. For a green manure crop, sow the seeds anytime from spring to fall. Estimated 80 lbs. per acre. 16,000 seeds per pound.
Winter Rye (Secale cereale) - Plant 20 - 50 lbs per acre when used as a cover crop. Annual. Nitrogen fixer. Hardiness zones 3 - 11. When used as a cover crop / green mulch, harvest before seeds set or till into the soil. Helps to break up clay like soils. Works well when grown with other legume-like crops.