Fall planted cover crop helps the soil and looks great all winter.
Full Description
Winter rye is the most popular winter cover crop. It provides rapid growth of green mass that chokes out weeds and provides organic matter content to the soil. Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty garden during the winter months. Packet will cover from 100 to 200 square feet.
Sun
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full Sun
Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
48-60 inches
Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
10-12 inches
Life Cycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Annual
Sow Method
This refers to whether the seed should be sown early indoors and the seedlings transplanted outside later, or if the seed should be sown directly in the garden at the recommended planting time.
Cover Crop, Winter Rye Organic is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Alicia C from
Winter RyeIt is growing perfectly despite the horrible weather in Cleveland Ohio
Date published: 2017-11-17
Rated 5 out of
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RevWilliam from
Performed well for me.Planted according to directions in early fall. The plants grew a few inches before winter and over-wintered well. Come spring it took off and filled my beds with a thick lush green 3-4 feet tall carpet. I cut it back in early spring to prepare my beds, so it didn't get as tall as Burpee's photo, but who cares, it performed as promised. Don't know what problem the others are having; I've used this two years in a row and it works as promised - germination rate is about 75-80%, an acceptable percentage for the price.
Date published: 2017-04-17
Rated 1 out of
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Dan F from
DisappointingTeh germination rate was low, and what did grow was only a few inches high.
Date published: 2017-02-15
Rated 1 out of
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Cass1985 from
Didn't growDidn't grow at all and I followed their planting instructions and video to a T
Date published: 2017-02-15
Rated 2 out of
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bevruno from
The Jury is Still OutI planted the Winter Rye in October. I am in MA. The grass started growing quickly. It is only 1/3 as tall as your beautiful picture. I would send a picture but, it is fully covered with snow now. I am dissapointed. Maybe it will grow more in March. I do not wnt to rate it yet.
Date published: 2017-02-15
Rated 1 out of
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Cassieb from
Didn't grow :(I bought several packets and not one of them grew. I sowed it according to the burpee video, followed it exactly like they showed and explained and nothing grew. Disappointed...
