Annual ryegrass as a cover crop
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Lolium multiflorum
Type: cool season annual grass
Pros: moderate potential to scavenge nutrients, suppress weeds, improve soil health, prevent erosion
Overwintering potential: no
Planting date: late July through October
Seeding depth: 0.25” to 0.5” – rainfall/soil moisture needed to get good establishment
Seeding rate: drilled = 10 – 15 pounds per acre; overseeded = 15 – 20 pounds per acre
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