Cover Crop - Triticum aestivum (Winter Wheat)

Product role Seasonal cover crop Plant type Introduced winter annual cereal grass Typical establishment Fall sowing timed for local conditions Follow-up care Manage spring growth and prevent unwanted seed production Planning a winter wheat cover crop Allow time for establishment before severe cold. Sowing onto frozen ground does not provide immediate living erosion protection. Cover performance depends on planting date, seed-to-soil contact, moisture and winter conditions. For use with native seed, plan the rate and subsequent management around the desired native planting. Vigorous spring growth can compete for moisture and nutrients, so monitor the stand and manage it before it interferes with establishment or produces unwanted seed. Winter wheat is an introduced agricultural cereal used for a temporary establishment role. Ordering Use the available product options to choose the quantity for your project. Contact Natural Communities for help coordinating cover crop quantities with a native seed mix. Sources & ecological notes SARE: Winter wheat cover crops USDA NRCS: Conservation seeding guide Photo 1: Bijay chaurasia [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Photo 2: By Rasbak [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons