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- blueberry
- raspberry
- strawberry
- nut trees
Contents
science
- http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/index.html
- root development of field crops
- Ch14 clover
- http://www.smithseed.com/seed/covercrop/radish.shtml
- http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman/lab/covercrops/early-spring.php
- http://extension.umass.edu/cdle/sites/cdle/files/fact-sheets/pdf/29CoverCroppingtoReduceNitrogenLeaching%2811-29%29.pdf
- http://www.howtogoorganic.com/index.php?page=cover-crops-rotations
alfalfa
- 12-36"
- 10-15lbs , 210k spp
- $3 to $5.30 / lb @ 25 lbs depending on type [2]
forage chicory
- 36-72" height! 3-4lbs/acre 426k spp, deep taproot
- $9/lb @ 1lb
birdsfoot trefoil
- 12-24", 5-6lb, 375k spp
- $11/lb
alsike clover
- 6-24", 5-10lbs, 700k spp
- $2.70 @25 lbs [3]
- $3.20 <25lbs
crimson clover
- 12-36", 15-20 lbs, 140k spp
- $2/lb @ 25, $3/lb @ 1lb
sweet white clover
8" height
- Mature plants have roots 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter and 5 to 8 feet deep
- $14/lb $7/0.5lb [4]
- 6.5/lb $65/10lb [5]
white dutch
- 4-6 lbs / acre drilled
A pH of 6.0 - 6.5
red clover
- height 12-36", 10-12 lbs / acer
- Red clover has a pronounced and deeply penetrating taproot
- Red clover can grow prostrate or upright and grows 18 to 36 inches
- $2.5/lb : $25/10 lbs [8]
- 2.05/lb : 25 lbs[9]
clover, yellow
- 12-36", 8-15 lbs/ac, 260k spp
- 2.75 / lb @ 25 lbs
iron and claw cowpeas
Iron & Clay Cowpeas - This summer annual with good heat tolerance can thrive on a wide range of soils, due to its deep tap root. Soil temperatures must be 65 degrees prior to planting. The broadcast seeding rate is 70 lbs/acre at a 1 inch seeding depth, in firm seed bed. Iron & Clay is a forage cowpea that can fix up 125 to 150 labs of Nitrogen/acre. (Requires specific cowpea inoculant)
vetch, crown
- $16/lb @25 lbs,
vetch, hairy
- height 12-24"
- 20-25 lbs/acre; 20k seeds/lb
- $2/lb @ 25lbs [11]
ac greenfix grass pea
[12] AC Greenfix Grass Pea - Primarily used as a very early spring annual forage crop with the capability to fix up to 200 lbs. of Nitrogen/acre. Shows potential as a late summer seeder cover crop which can fix 80 to 100 lbs. of Nitrogen/acre. Seeding rate is 50 lbs./acre at a depth of 1 to 2 inches. depending on soil mositure, if well prepared seedbed. (requires specific pea inoculant.)