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