Southwest Seed

Cover crops are making a huge comeback as more people rediscover the ways these plants can create healthy soils.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Precipitation	Planting Rate	Sun/Shade Tolerance
Buckwheat	Fagopyrum esculentum	12" - 15" Minimum	40 - 60 #/ac drilled, 70 - 100#/ac broadcast.	1 - Very Sunny
Chickling Vetch	Lathyrus sativus	15" - 20"	50-60 lbs / acre or 2 lbs / 1500 sq ft.	1 - Very Sunny
Cowpeas	Vigna unguiculata	11" - 16"	65#/acre or 1.5 lbs per 1000 sq ft	1 - Very Sunny
Flax	Linum usitatissimum	15" Minimum, medium drought tolerance	55# acre or 1#/1000 sq ft	1 - Very Sunny
Forage Collards	Brassica oleracea	15" - 20"	8-12 lbs/acre or 1 lb/1000 sq ft	2 - Both
Forage Radishes	Raphanus sativus	Not drought tolerantn needs supplemental moisture	8 - 15#ac monostand, 2-7#/acre in mixes	1 - Very Sunny
Forage Turnips	Brassica rapa	Not very drought tolerant, requires supplemental water	8-10 lbs per acre monostand rate.	1 - Very Sunny
Lentils	Lens culinaris	10"+	20 - 40 lbs/ac, .5 lbs/1000 sq ft	2 - Both
Milpa Garden Cover Crop		needs supplemental moisture	1 to 1.5 pounds per 1,000 square feet	1 - Very Sunny
Phacelia	Phacelia tanacetifolia	14" Minimum	8# drilled, 1 - 2# in mixes	1 - Very Sunny
Soybean	Glycine max	Ex. 7-10" annually	50 lbs / acre or 2-3 lbs/1000 sq ft	1 - Very Sunny
Yellow Mustard	Sinapis alba	7-10" annually	10-15#/ac or .5#/1000 sq ft	1 - Very Sunny

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