Davids Garden Seeds Cover Crop Ryegrass YR5588 Green Non-GMO, O...

David's Garden Seeds Cover Crop Ryegrass YR5588 (Green) Non-GMO, Open Pollinated One Pound Package

Grow rye grass. A fast grower to provide "quick green grass" anywhere, and as a cover crop. Ryegrass is a great nitrogen scavenger and can assimilate as much as 200 lb./acre/year of nitrogen. Most of that nitrogen then becomes available to subsequent crops, thus saving on fertilizer input. Annual ryegrass is a very competitive winter annual, with good seedling vigor, fast germination (with adequate moisture) and rapid establishment. Annual ryegrass is a bunch grass, yellowish-green at the base, with long glossy green leaves up to 12" each. it will overwinter in certain years. When used as a cover crop, annual ryegrass is killed in the spring before it reaches seed formation stage. Sow from early spring through late summer. As winter cover, ryegrass will winter kill, but still help protect the soil (see Oats). Sow, then rake to lightly cover. Annual ryegrass grows vigorously under a wide range of soils and climates. It is tolerant of wet soils and temporary flooding, and will grow in sandy soils, but is better adapted to heavy clay or silty soils. Annual ryegrass tolerates a pH range of 5-8 with the optimum between 6 and 7. Can become a weed if allowed to set seed. David's Garden Seeds is a Veteran owned business that has been offering quality seeds since 2009.

• Sow August 1st thru November 15th as a winter cover crop
• Seeds are Non-GMO and hand packed by David's Garden Seeds in the United States of America
• A fast grower to provide "quick green grass" anywhere, and as a cover crop
• Great for controlling erosion, adding organic matter, enhancing soil life, and suppressing weeds
• Germination rate about 80% or better