Prevent Erosion

Give exposed soil a growing layer of protection. Explore cover crop seeds for erosion control and choose a planting that fits your season and site. Established roots and plant cover help hold soil in place, while crop residue can protect the surface after growth ends. Compare establishment time and management needs before choosing your cover crop.

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  • Help protect exposed soil with growing cover.
  • Use roots and plant residue to reduce soil loss.
  • Choose a cover crop for your planting window.
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  • White Dutch Clover flowering crop

    White Dutch, Clover Seed

    White Dutch, Clover Seed
    The White Dutch Clover is a perennial clover variety that is a customer favorite for controlling erosion while protecting the soil! This legume is a living mulch of permanent cover that spreads by stolons. Grow low so takes close mowing and grazing. The White Dutch Clover benefits bees and insects as well as fixes nitrogen.
    $16.00 $488.75
  • Piper Sudangrass field crop

    Piper, Sorghum-Sudangrass Seed

    Piper, Sorghum-Sudangrass Seed
    The Piper Sudangrass is a great catch crop for excess nitrogen that produces heavy amounts of organic matter and suppresses weeds. This grass grows quickly at heights up to 7 feet. The Piper Sudangrass is great for livestock forage, but should be grazed only when mature and never after a frost as it turns toxic.
    $10.00 $181.50
  • Sunn Hemp field crop

    Common, Sunn Hemp Seed

    Common, Sunn Hemp Seed
    The Sunn Hemp is a legume that makes an excellent cover crop as it is great for nitrogen fixation and nematode resistance in the soil. This legume is a fast-growing legume that produces significant quantities of biomass and fixes nitrogen into the soil with a short rotation of 60 days under optimum conditions. Plant the Sunn Hemp at least 8 weeks before first frost. For maximum benefit terminate crop at first flowering, prior to developing fibrous, hard-to-manage stalks. This legume is tolerant of dry conditions.
    $10.00 $227.75