$76.00
from $2.17 per lb
Seeding Rate:
1 lbs - 1,000 square feet
5 lbs - 5,000 square feet
10 lbs - 1/4 acre (10,890 square feet)
20 lbs - 1/2 acre (21,780 square feet)
35 lbs - 1 acre (43,560 square feet)
Our experience with Milpa began in 2017 with a partnership between Green Cover and the Farm to Food Bank in Oklahoma. We've expanded the Milpa First Acre Program across the USA.
The 2024 First Acre Program is closed, but you can sign up to be notified when it reopens in the Spring of 2025.
Milpa Garden Warm Season - SOLD OUT has a minimum germination temp of 60 °F. Reference your average soil temperature to determine ideal planting time.
Read this article for more info: When Can I Start Planting?
IngredientsGreen Beans, Black Beans, Spring Forage Pea, Keystone Winter Pea, Iron and Clay Cowpeas, Mung Beans, Balady Berseem Clover, Hubam Sweet Clover, Mancan Buckwheat, Okra, Black Oil Sunflower, Russian Mammoth Sunflower, Phacelia, Flax, Purple Top Turnip, Pink Celebration Radish, Crimson Giant Radish, Nitro Radish, Collards, Brown Mustard, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Spinach, Pie Pumpkins, Decorative Gourd Mix, Butternut Squash, White Scallop Squash, Payroll Squash, Early King Pumpkin, Gold Star Squash, Watermelon Blend, Squash Blend, Melon Blend, Cucumber Blend, Showy Flower Blend, Elevate'd Fungi, Warm Season RhizoFixer, MycoGreen NPK. Milpa seed ingredients are subject to change without notice based on seed availability.
Planting InstructionsIf you’re broadcasting by hand, plant your corn in mounds or rows. When it is at the V3 stage (three leaves showing), hand broadcast the rest of the Milpa seed. If you’re using a drill, plant 4-6 rows of corn and then plant the Milpa garden right next to both sides of these strips so that the Milpa seeds will eventually grow over into the corn and still have some of the benefits of diversity. Using a corn planter is best to have proper spacing of the corn plants, but use whatever equipment is available to you to get the corn in the ground at a depth of approximately 1.25 - 1.5 inches deep. — OR — Plant the corn in rows. When it is at the V3 stage (three leaves showing), interseed a partial rate (25-50%) of the Milpa seed in between the corn rows. This gives the corn enough of a head start, but still gives the benefits of the diversity of the Milpa as they all grow together.
TimingWait to plant until after the last frost and soil temperatures are above 60 degrees and rising. Planting of these mixes should be completed by midsummer.
Seeding RatePlant 35 pounds per acre when seeding with a no-till drill or other planting implement and 50 pounds per acre when broadcasting.
| Lasting Residue | Good |
| Palatability | Good |
| Hay Harvest | Poor |
| Regrowth | Fair |
| Deep Compaction | Excellent |
| Surface Compaction | Excellent |
| Weed Suppression | Good |
| Crimp Kill | Difficult |
| Cold Kill | 32 °F |
| Plant Depth | 3/4" |
| Min Germ Temp | 60 °F |
| Drilled Seed Rate | 35 lbs/acre |
| Broadcast Seed Rate | 50 lbs/acre |
