Warm season legume cover crop. Echinochloa esculenta Summer annual used primarily for erosion control and organic matter, also good forage. Rapid early growth, can be sown early.
- Application Rate: 1″ deep at 30-40 lbs/acre, or 0.75-1 lb per 1000 sq ft.
- Inoculant: None needed
- Germination: 5-10 Days
- Plant Height: 4′
- Uses: Good weed competition, erosion control, forage
- Facts to Note: Good alternative to Sudangrass in cool summers; Drought tolerant, but also does well in cold, wet soils; can be flood irrigated.
