Winter cover crops are planted late summer into fall. The most common cover crops are fall-seeded cereals, such as rye or wheat, and fall-seeded annual ryegrass. Also fall-seeded legumes, such as hairy vetch, Austrian winter peas and crimson clover are excellent as winter cover.
The Austrian Winter Pea, sometimes called black pea or field pea, is a great cool season legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing!
The Canada Wildrye is a cool-season bunchgrass grain variety that can be found throughout Canada and the U.S. except in the southeastern states.
The Crimson Clover is an attractive winter annual that can be planted fall or early spring and will protect and improve the soil.
The Elbon Rye is a grain that is the best choice for fast, cool-season germination that prevents erosion and builds organic matter in the soil!
Using the Field Peas and Oats Blend throughout your garden is a great way to fix nitrogen and add organic matter to the soil!
The Frontier Grazer Rye is a grain that makes a great cover crop to prevent erosion and build up organic matter in the soil!
When sown late summer, the Hairy Vetch spring regrowth is vigorous and nitrogen-producing, for tilling in before planting spring garden crops.
The Ladino Clover is the most popular white clover in the USA as it is two to four times as large as the common white clover!
The Mammoth Red Clover is a large, fast growing clover that is an ideal grazing crop and can be sowed in spring, summer or fall!
The Mandan Wildrye Grass is a fast growing, cool-season, perennial bunch-grass that is a great choice for erosion control.
The Medium Red Clover is fast to establish and can be grown in most soil types as well as sowed in spring, summer or fall!
The Packer Forage Pea, or Canadian field pea, is a cool-season legume that is used for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing!
The Secada Forage Pea is a relatively new forage pea that has a wide range of uses such as forage, green manure, weed suppression and more!
The Winter Rye is a tall grain cover crop that can reach up to be 5 feet tall and prevents erosion and builds organic matter in the soil.
The Winter Wheat is a cool weather grain that is quick to germinate, cold tolerant and is adaptable to a wide range of soils!
