Cover Crop Varieties

TYPES

• Brassicas
• Legumes
• Other Forbs
• Grass

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
Cover Crop Radish (Daikon)	6-8	8-9	2-3	25,000	Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Carwoodi Oilseed Radish	6-8	8-9	2-3	25,000	Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Dwarf Essex Rapeseed	4-7	7-9	1-2	145,000	March-May, July-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Purple Top Turnips	3-5	5-6	1-2	220,000	March-May, July-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Bayou Kale	3-4	4-5	1-2	144,000	March-May, July-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Pacific Gold Mustard	15-20	20-25	3-5	180,000	Feb-April, Aug-Sept	¼ - ¾ inch	Yes
Yellow Mustard	15-20	20-25	3-5	180,000	Feb-April, Aug-Sept	¼ - ¾ inch	Yes
Winter Camelina	6	9	1-2	400,000	Sept - Oct	¼ - ½ inch	No
Ethiopian Cabbage	3-4	4-5	1-2	144,000	March-May, July-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill	Total N (Lbs/Acre/Yr)
Viper Balansa Clover	5-8	6-9	2-3	500,000	March-May, July-Sept	¼ inch	Yes	50-100
Berseem Clover	12-15	15-20	2-5	200,000	Mid May-August	¼ - ½ inch	Yes	55-100
Dixie Crimson Clover	12-20	25-30	2-5	150,000	June-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes	50-90
Medium Red Clover	8-12	15-18	2-5	272,000	Feb-May, Aug	¼ - ½ inch		70-150
White Blossom Sweet Clover
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover	8-12	15	2-5	259,000	Feb-May, Aug	¼ - ½ inch		90-170
Subterranean Clover	15-20	25-30	8-10	70,000	Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes	70-100
4010 Field Peas
Austrian Winter Peas	60-75	NA	25-30	3,900	Aug-Sept	1-2 inch	Yes	70-150
	60-75	NA	25-30	4,200	Aug-Sept	1-2 inch	No	70-150
Hairy Vetch	25-30	35-40	10-15	16,000	Aug-Oct	½ - 1 inch	Yes	70-200
Common Vetch	50-60	70-80	25-30	4,200	Aug-Sept	½ -1 inch	Yes	5-50
AC Greenfix Chickling Vetch	60-70	NA	20-40	2,600	March-May	1-1 ½ inch	Yes	5-70
Iron & Clay Cowpeas	50-75	NA	25-35	3,000	June-Aug	½ - 1 inch	Yes	150
Faba Beans	100-150	NA	25-50	1,400	March-April, Aug- Mid Sept	1-3 inch	Yes	50-140
Mung Beans	15-20	NA	4-8	12,000	Late May-Aug	1-2 inch	Yes	Insufficient Data
Small-Seeded Black Lentils	40-50	60-75	20-30	11,000	March-May, July-Sept	½ - 2 inches	Yes
Sunn Hemp	15-20	NA	4-8	11,000	June-Aug	½ - 1 inch	Yes	100-140

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
Peredovik Black Oil Sunflower	7	NA	3-5	5,000-7,000	Apr-Aug	1 - 3 ½ inches
Tuatara Plantain
Buckwheat	50-100	100	15-25	15,000	May-Aug	½ - 1 ½ inches	Yes
Phacelia	3-5	7	1-2	220,000	Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Trigger Chicory

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
Max Italian Ryegrass	15-20	25-30	4-5	227,000	March-May, Aug-Sept	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Viking 100 Brand Sorghum-Sudangrass	20-25	30-35	5-10	18,000	Mid May-Early July	½ - 1 inch	Yes
Viking 150 Brand Sorghum-Sudangrass
Piper Sudangrass
Japanese Millet	25-35	32-50	5-15	145,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch
German Foxtail Millet
Proso Millet	20-30	30-45	5-15	80,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch
Hybrid Grain Sorghum (Milo)
Grain Sorghum - Open-Pollinated
Winter Rye	50-100	120150	25-75	18,000	Aug-Nov	½ - ¾ inch	No
RootMax Annual Ryegrass
Annual Ryegrass	15-20	25-30	5-10	18,000	Mid May-Early July	¼ - ½ inch	Yes
Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass
Winter Triticale	30-100	60-120	15-40	15,000	Aug-Early Oct	½ - 1 ½ inches