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forage/legume | wildflower | grass | planting guide
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Forage:
Hybrid Sorghum Sudan: Kow Choice Sweet III | Royal Sweet | Royal Red Top
Canes/Open Pollinated: Improved Red Top | Early Sumac (Red Top Sumac) | Hegari
Millets: Hybrid Pearl Millet | Foxtail Millets | Browntop Millet | Japanese Millet
Legumes:
Peas: California Blackeye | Pinkeye Purple Hull | Austrian Winter Peas
Miscellaneus: Arrowleaf Yuchi Clover | Madrid Clover (Yellow Blossom) | Hubam Clover
White Clover (S1) | Crimson Clover | Hairy Vetch | Alfalfa
Legumes: Peas
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California Blackeye
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Late Spring |
10-15 lb. |
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Features: Good for legume cover and garden. needs warm soil; See Garden Seed.
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Pinkeye Purple Hull
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Late Spring |
10-15 lb. |
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Features: Good for legume cover and garden. needs warm soil; See Garden Seed.
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Austrian Winter Peas
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall |
20-30 lb. |
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Features: Legume cover crop. Very little grazing value. Some wildlife value.
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Legumes: Miscellaneous
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Arrowleaf Yuchi Clover
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall in South, spring in North |
Mix 4-8 lb.
Alone 25 lb. |
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Features: Very popular. Hay & grazing. No bloat problems. Overseed pastures, mix with ryegrass, small grain, or plant alone.
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Madrid Clover (Yellow Blossom)
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall or spring |
Mixed 15-18 lb. |
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Features: May take 2 years to bloom when planted in spring in Texas. Yellow Blossom, Sweet Clover. Usually mixed in pastures for grazing or oats for hay.
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Hubam Clover
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Spring |
15-18 lb. |
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Features: Fast growing white sweet clover. Good quick hay, good soil builder. Very good for honey bees.
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White Clover (S1)
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall or spring |
1 lb./ 1000 sqft |
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Features: Low-growing, lawn adaptation.
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Crimson Clover
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall or spring |
15-20 lb. |
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Features: Good late winter and early spring grazer. Can be mixed with other items for grazing. Does not like low, wet land.
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Hairy Vetch
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall, early spring |
15-20 lb. |
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Features: Good hay and grazing. Recommend mixing wit other grazing forage.
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Alfalfa
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| Planting Time |
Planting Rate
Acre |
| Fall or spring |
18-20 lb. |
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Features: Many different varieties. Established for several years with several cuttings per year. Most Available type, common.
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