See also Sorghum and Broom Corn and Rye.

Grains and Cover Crops

	Hulless Oats (Pennuda) GRAIN 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 72552 Price:$3.80 Quantity in Basket: none
Growing your own oats is easy with Pennuda. Sow in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Harvest in mid- to late summer, thresh, and winnow. Pennuda lacks the indigestible husk of common oats. Grind into oat flour or crack in a grain mill to make oatmeal. 1 lb. sows 350-500 sq. ft. For a winter cover crop, sow in late summer; in cold areas, oats will get winter-killed when temperatures drop below 10F, and the crop residue is then easy to work under for planting early spring crops like peas and potatoes. Pkt (1/2 lb.)
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	Rice: Hmong Sticky GRAIN 7g seed Code: 72554 Price:$3.25 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Winter Rye, Common (Aroostook) GRAIN 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 72702 Price:$2.25 Quantity in Basket: none
Rye cover crop is great for controlling erosion, adding organic matter, enhancing soil life, and suppressing weeds. Its extensive root system makes it among the best green manures for improving soil structure. It is an excellent soil renovator and pioneer crop for new fields. Rye is very good at releasing phosphorus and potassium. It also stabilizes excess soil and manure nitrogen. Rye and vetch together are one of the preferred cover crops for no-till tomato planting. Rye is also good for animal grazing; it's highly palatable and of high nutritional quality, and comes back from grazing and grows again. Rapid establishment and growth together with weed suppression make rye an excellent choice for certified organic growers. Sow August 1 to November 15 as a winter cover crop. Plant at 4-6 lbs per 1000 sq ft, or 60-112 lbs per acre. Pkt. (1/2 lb)
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	Winter Rye, Common (Aroostook) GRAIN 1816g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 72702A Price:$14.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Rye cover crop is great for controlling erosion, adding organic matter, enhancing soil life, and suppressing weeds. Its extensive root system makes it among the best green manures for improving soil structure. It is an excellent soil renovator and pioneer crop for new fields. Rye is very good at releasing phosphorus and potassium. It also stabilizes excess soil and manure nitrogen. Rye and vetch together are one of the preferred cover crops for no-till tomato planting. Rye is also good for animal grazing; it's highly palatable and of high nutritional quality, and comes back from grazing and grows again. Rapid establishment and growth together with weed suppression make rye an excellent choice for certified organic growers. Sow August 1 to November 15 as a winter cover crop. Plant at 4-6 lbs per 1000 sq ft, or 60-112 lbs per acre. Package (4 lbs)
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	Buckwheat COVER CROP 454g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 73101 Price:$6.50 Quantity in Basket: none
30-45 days as a green manure crop, 80 days for grain. Wait until grain heads form if you want the crop to re-seed itself. May also be used as a nutritious cereal grain or pancake flour. Young leaves may be added to salads. The deep root system of buckwheat is good at mining subsurface minerals and it is an excellent crop for utilizing the nutrients in rock powder fertilizers. Use as a green manure crop at the rate of 1 lb/400 sq. ft. A great quick summer crop -- fast-growing plants choke out weeds, bees love the white flowers that appear in 4-5 weeks, and the tender stems are easy to cut down when the crop's done. For a late fall/winter cover crop we recommend sowing buckwheat together with crimson clover. The buckwheat acts as a nurse crop for the crimson clover during the heat of the day. In the fall, the buckwheat is killed by frost. 1 lb sows 400 sq. ft. Pkt (1 lb)
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	Buckwheat COVER CROP 1816g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 73101A Price:$14.75 Quantity in Basket: none
Pkt (4 lbs, sows 1600 sq. ft.)
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	Golden Amaranth GRAIN 2g seed Code: 72101 Price:$2.60 Quantity in Basket: none
(A. hypochondriacus) 80 days A high quality Aztec grain amaranth. Reselected by SESE in 1993 for uniform color and height. Stalks and leaves are golden yellow with bronze gold seed heads. Stalks average 6' tall. Can be used as a dry land/irrigated amaranth. In the far north areas long days may delay flowering of Aztec grain types. Pkt.
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	Red Clover COVER CROP 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 73201 Price:$3.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(biennial): (Trifolium pratense) Rapid growing green manure crop sown in the spring or fall for turndown to incorporate organic nitrogen into the soil. If sown in summer use buckwheat as a nurse crop to aid germination of clover in summer heat. The clover will grow slowly under the buckwheat until fall frost kills the buckwheat and allows the clover to establish quickly. This method eliminates fall tilling. One-half pound sows 1000 sq. ft. Pkt. (1/4 lb.)
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	White Dutch Clover COVER CROP 114g seed Code: 73202 Price:$4.85 Quantity in Basket: none
(perennial): (Trifolium repens) A low growing clover sometimes used in grass seed mixtures. Can be sown between garden rows to add nitrogen and to smother out weeds. One-fourth pound sows 1000 sq. ft. Pkt. (1/4 lb.)
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	Hairy Vetch COVER CROP 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 73203 Price:$4.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(annual) (Vicia villosa) Sow Aug. 1-Nov. 1 as a winter cover crop. Grows slowly in fall, then rapidly in spring, putting out beautiful purple flowers that bees love. Highly efficient nitrogen fixer; for maximum nitrogen fixing, wait until at least 50% of the plants have flowered before mowing crop. Mow it in the spring after flowering starts and transplant tomatoes or other large plants directly into the vetch, or till under. Sow at rate of 1 lb/1000 sq. ft. Best sown with annual rye in a ratio of 1 lb vetch to 4 lbs rye. Pkt (1/2 lb)
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	Small-Scale Grain Raising BOOK Code: 91165 Price:$29.95 Quantity in Basket: none
[Gene Logsdon] An engaging introduction to grains for intermediate and advanced growers. Covers grains of all sorts (rye, wheat, barley, oats, rice, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, etc.) as well as corn and beans. We wish it included some more details and numbers, but it's still an informative overview of growing techniques and tools. 2nd edition. Softcover, 320 pp.
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