From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Arizona

What do all you growers think is the best place to buy seeds to use as a cover crop?
I only need a few lbs of Winter rye if that helps.
Thanks!
Jeff

9/23/2003 12:52:42 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Feed store. Mail order will kill you for shipping and handling, plus the price is over inflated. If this is a big issue. Email me. I will ship you some, you pay for the shipping. 100lbs for $8.00 is what it cost me. Although in your climate I would be growing Hairy Vetch or another legume for a cover crop. Something that puts more into the soil than it takes. Shannon

9/23/2003 1:10:44 AM

[email protected]

Eight Bucks is cheap! That's for 100lbs? Or a Bushel? We don't move much Winter Rye but last year we were paying about $7.50 per 56Lb Bushel from the grower! Me thinks we were getting hosed!

Steve

9/23/2003 9:05:46 AM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

be sure to get the seed that is big and looks like a big overgrown wheat seed, there is also a winter rye grass seed that is not what you want, the guy at our feed&seed kept trying to sell me the wrong stuff last year.

9/23/2003 10:26:40 AM

Oz

farmers co-op

9/23/2003 2:22:08 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

sweet or red clover would serve you very well....

9/23/2003 3:37:56 PM

Monrovia,CA

What about sweet peas or sugar snap peas? They're both legumes..would they work?

9/23/2003 6:38:21 PM

Taber, Alberta

Will winter rye keep growing after I dig it in in the spring? Some people have told me that once it is in, it will stay for a while.
Alan

9/23/2003 7:52:43 PM

[email protected]

Most years it transitions pretty well. The most common mistake most people make is to use too much. Then you end up with too much vegetation to till under come spring.

9/23/2003 9:04:48 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Austrian Winter Peas would be a better choice. Chaeck out Peaceful Valley Farm Supply @ www.groworganic.com thay have every type of cover crop you can think of. Along with tons of soil supplements. The catalog is like a pumpkin growers dream. Kind of like going through a toy catalog when you were a kid. Shannon

9/23/2003 11:50:13 PM

Monrovia,CA

WOW! You're not kiddin'! What a selection of cover crops. Why do most folks here prefer Rye? Is it because it's hardy in cold weather? Is there a cover crop better suited to my area (S.California) or is Rye the all around best choice for any area?
THanks for all the info!

Michelle

9/24/2003 11:47:32 AM

Applegate, Oregon

I picked up a cover crop called "Soil Builder" from my local Grange Co-Op which contains: 50% Fall Cereal Rye grain, 20% Austrian winter peas, 10% Common Vetch, 10% Crimson Clover and 10% Buckwheat.

Dale

9/24/2003 11:55:27 AM