Broadleaves
Buckwheat (Mancan)
Buckwheat is a fast establishing broadleaf that works great as a warm season cover crop. Buckwheat is also known for being a phosphorus scavenger. This means it can take up phosphorus more efficiently than other plants. Being a short season plant with 45-60 day maturity, it can produce viable seed throughout the growing season. This reseeding ability helps it suppress weeds. Additionally, buckwheat is fast to flower, making it a great species for pollinators. Buckwheat can be a great addition to grazing mixes as well.
from $1.05 per lb
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Sesame
Sesame is a warm season broadleaf that is normally grown for the oil content of the seed. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants and has been grown by people for over 4,000 years. Sesame loves hot weather and can grow with very limited water as well as being fairly tolerant of low pH soils. Sesame can grow 5-6 feet tall and will put on bell-shaped, white and purple flowers late in the season which makes it a great addition to a full season pollinator mix. Sesame has little to no forage value as livestock will not graze it, but it can still be a good addition to a grazing mix as left over residue.
from $2.15 per lb
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Organic Mancan Buckwheat
Note: This product is certified organic. Buckwheat is a fast establishing broadleaf that works great as a warm season cover crop. Buckwheat is also known for being a phosphorus scavenger. This means it can take up phosphorus more efficiently than other plants. Being a short season plant with 45-60 day maturity, it can produce viable seed throughout the growing season. This reseeding ability helps it suppress weeds. Additionally, buckwheat is fast to flower, making it a great species for pollinators. Buckwheat can be a great addition to grazing mixes as well.
from $1.20 per lb
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Flax (Golden)
Flax works well as a cover crop in many small grain and corn rotations. The overall nutrient demand for flax is low and very little nitrogen is needed. Because flax is a broadleaf species, most diseases associated with it will not transfer over and cause infection to corn, soybeans, or wheat with the exception of powdery mildew and rhizoctonia after legumes. Flax can be utilized as a green manure if terminated early enough but take caution if attempting to cut too late as lignin/cellulose content increase with maturity and would hamper decomposition. Pollinators are attracted to the various blue/purple colors of the flowers that can last for 2-4 weeks.
from $1.73 per lb
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Organic Brown Flax
Note: This product is certified organic. Flax works well as a cover crop in many small grain and corn rotations. The overall nutrient demand for flax is low and very little nitrogen is needed. Because flax is a broadleaf species, most diseases associated with it will not transfer over and cause infection to corn, soybeans, or wheat with the exception of powdery mildew and rhizoctonia after legumes. Flax can be utilized as a green manure if terminated early enough but take caution if attempting to cut too late as lignin/cellulose content increase with maturity and would hamper decomposition. Pollinators are attracted to the various blue/purple colors of the flowers that can last for 2-4 weeks.
from $1.92 per lb
