Grains

100 days. Hordeum vulgare. Open Pollinated. Barley. The plant produces high yields of barley. This is a good quality cereal grain for milling and cooking. Also great for grazing in pastures. This is an improved disease-resistant variety. Sow seeds in spring for a late summer harvest for seed production and sow in spring or summer for cover crop planting. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: Ccu.

35- 45 days. Fagopyrum esculntum. Open Pollinated. Buckwheat. The plant produces beautiful, small, white, fragrant flowers that attract bees. It is a popular cover crop variety prized because it grows quickly, suppresses weeds, attracts pollinators (bees love the flowers), and improves soil. Very attractive plant for herb and flower gardens. Well known as a grain, cover crop, and bee plant, but not so well known is its medicinal value. The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin, which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins). For grain harvest, sow 3 months before the fall frost. If the seed is grown for cover crop planting, best when grown between May and July. Thrives on nutrient-deficient soils. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open field production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA.

30 to 90 days. Mixed. Open Pollinated. Garden Cover Crop Mix. The plant produces excellent yields of the nine most popular cover crop seeds. The home gardener can eliminate growing just one cover crop and can grow them all. The Garden Cover Crop Mix includes Austrian Field Pea, Collard Green, Crimson Clover, Daikon Radish, Frosty Berseem Clover, Hairy Vetch, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Yellow Mustard, and Triticale. This is one of the most beneficial cover crop mixes for home gardens. It is grown any time of the year and mowed to revitalize poor soil. It adds nitrogen and breaks up heavily compacted soils. It also is a great mix for improving weed suppression and erosion control. A variety from the USA.

90 days. Triticum aestivum. Open Pollinated. Hard Red Spring Wheat Cover Crops. The plant produces excellent yields of Red Spring Wheat. The Hard Red Spring Wheat is one of the most productive and beneficial cover crops for home gardens. It is grown in early spring, in late March or early April, and mowed to revitalize poor soil. It adds nitrogen and breaks up heavily compacted soils. Sow as early as possible in spring for fall harvest. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 519401. A variety from the USA.

90 days. Triticum aestivum. Open Pollinated. Hard Red Winter Wheat Cover Crops. The plant produces excellent yields of Red Winter Wheat. It is a popular cool-season annual cereal grain used as a cover crop, for grain production, wheatgrass, sprouting, and forage. The Hard Red Winter Wheat is one of the most productive and beneficial cover crops for home gardens. It is grown in late fall, from August to September, and mowed to revitalize poor soil. It adds nitrogen and breaks up heavily compacted soils. Sow as early as possible in the fall for a spring harvest. A variety from the USA.

120 days. Avena sativa. Open Pollinated. Oats. The plant produces high yields of Oats. This is a good quality grain for milling and baking. They are versatile for growing grains, cover crops, forage, hay, or wildlife food plots. They’re a cool-season annual grass valued for nutritious grains used in oatmeal, baking, and animal feed. Oats can be used as a quick-growing green manure. Sow seeds in early spring for a late summer harvest for seed production and sow in early September for cover crop planting. A variety from the USA.

120 days. Triticum aestivum. Open Pollinated. Wheat. The plant produces excellent yields of Wheat. This is a high-quality grain for milling and baking. Sow as early as possible in spring for a fall harvest. Excellent choice for home gardens, open production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: Ccu.