Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Organic Seed Guide

2017: NEW 0RGANIC COVER CROPS Lentils* Cowpeas* Untreated, Non-GMO • Short-stature cool-season legume • Excellent spring- and fall-planted cover crop option • Very good drought and frost tolerance • Smaller seed size makes lentils ideal for aerial application • Well-suited for all soil types including drier soils • Will winterkill in the Upper Midwest • Plant early spring or Aug. 1 – Sept. 15 • Seed 50 lbs./acre alone, 10-20 lbs./acre in a mixture Untreated, Non-GMO • Vigorous-growing summer annual legume • Thrives in hot, wet growing conditions • Excellent drought stress tolerance (better than soybeans) • Very good N-fixation capacity (up to 150 lbs. N/acre) • Widely adapted to varied soil types, including nutrient poor, sandy or droughty soils • Plant after soil temperatures are >65°F in the summer • Plant June 1 – Aug. 30 • Seed 70-90 lbs./acre straight, 25-30 lbs./acre in a mixture NEW Organic Common Vetch* • Viney legume that is an annual in the Upper Midwest • Compound leaves and pea-like flowers • Puts on good growth as a cover crop if seeded early in the fall • Good candidate for aerial application • Less winter hardy than Hairy Vetch, will winterkill in the Upper Midwest • Good forage quality • Widely adapted to varied soil types • Plant Aug. 1 – Sept. 15 • Seed 60-75 lbs./acre alone, 20-40 lbs./acre in a mixture Crimson Clover* Untreated, Non-GMO • Summer annual clover with tremendous biomass production • Excellent choice for cover crop or 1-year hay crop • Good fit as a cover crop overseeded into standing crops in the fall or seeded at last cultivation • Good nitrogen fixation • Not frost tolerant, will winterkill in the Upper Midwest • Seed 15-25 lbs./acre alone • Inoculated with Nitragin® Gold Sunn Hemp* Untreated, Non-GMO • Tall-growing, warm-season annual legume • Tremendous biomass potential and N-fixing capacity • Very drought tolerant • Tolerant to all soil types including sandy, low OM and low fertility • Plant after soil temps are >65˚F • Terminate crop at first flower (~60 days) to avoid fibrous stalks • Seed 15-20 lbs./acre alone, 4-8 lbs./acre in a mixture ORGANIC BIOMASS COVER CROPS Organic Winter Rye* • Winter-annual cereal that is excellent for cover cropping • Very winter hardy • Thrives on poorer soils • Can be planted well into the fall (up to Nov. 1) • Excellent soil-building capacity • Excellent fall and spring forage crop • Seed 50-100 lbs./acre NEW Organic Aroostook Winter Rye Call for current prices and availability Page 33 RR SOYBEANS COVERS • Specially selected winter rye variety by the USDA in Beltsville, Maryland • An early-heading variety currently favored in organic no-till systems with a roller-crimper • Excellent for use as a cover crop after full-season crops • Good spring recovery and early-season vigor • Very tall variety, early maturity

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