WINTER RYE IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE AND FORGIVING FOOD PLOT OPTIONS AVAILABLE. IT GERMINATES QUICKLY, GROWS IN ALMOST ANY SOIL CONDITION, AND REMAINS PALATABLE WELL INTO LATE SEASON. WHETHER YOU ARE PLANTING A FALL HUNTING PLOT, FROST SEEDING IN THE SPRING, OR FILLING GAPS IN AN EXISTING STAND, WINTER RYE IS A GO TO OPTION THAT DEER WILL HAMMER.
IT IS EXTREMELY COLD TOLERANT, MAKES AN EXCELLENT NURSE CROP FOR PERENNIALS OR BRASSICAS, AND CAN EVEN BE BROADCAST INTO BARE OR LIGHTLY DISKED SOIL FOR A FAST AND EASY PLOT. WINTER RYE IS ALSO IDEAL FOR BUILDING SOIL HEALTH THANKS TO ITS DEEP ROOT STRUCTURE, MAKING IT A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR ANNUAL ROTATION OR COVER CROP STRATEGY.
WHEN CONDITIONS ARE TOUGH AND TIME IS TIGHT, WINTER RYE GETS THE JOB DONE.
PLANTING DATES:
NORTH: AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER
CENTRAL: SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER
SOUTH: OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER
SPRING FROST SEEDING: FEBRUARY TO MARCH (WHERE APPLICABLE)
SEEDING RATE:
75 TO 125 LBS PER ACRE WHEN PLANTED ALONE
25 TO 50 LBS PER ACRE WHEN MIXED
PLANTING DEPTH:
ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH
SUNLIGHT:
FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE
FEATURES:
EXTREMELY TOUGH AND COLD TOLERANT
FAST GERMINATION IN POOR OR COMPACTED SOIL
PALATABLE FROM EARLY FALL THROUGH WINTER
IDEAL FOR OVERSEEDING OR FROST SEEDING
BOOSTS SOIL HEALTH AND ROOT STRUCTURE
WHETHER YOU ARE RESCUING A BARE PATCH OR BUILDING A LATE SEASON HOT SPOT, WINTER RYE™ IS A MUST HAVE TOOL IN YOUR FOOD PLOT ARSENAL.
