Grow guide
How to grow Winter Rye (Cover)
Secale cereale
- Type
- Rye
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–8
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 150–220 days
- Spacing
- 4″ apart
- Density
- 9 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Mow or till Once
- Water Minimal
Notes
Most reliable winter cover for 7B. Sow Sep-Nov, terminate spring.
More rye varieties
Grows well nearby
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