Albert Lea Seed House 2018 Cover Crop Seed Guide | Page 6

Albert Lea Seed
Cover Crop Mixes
NitroMax CC1
Oats 48.5% + Field Peas 48.5% + Radish 3%
Cover crop blend designed for maximum green manure
production in the fall following early-harvested crops
like small grains, sweet corn, vegetables, corn silage,
or early soybeans. Tall growing oats and field peas are
a good complement to the radish in resource use and
optimization and provide numerous benefits both above
and below ground. Diversity in this blend will maximize
soil coverage and will work on a variety of soil types.
Winterkills in Upper Midwest.
• Excellent for chopping or grazing
• Good scavenger of N and other leachable nutrients
• Excellent fall growth and biomass accumulation
• Avoid aerial application. Not a good fit after grain
corn or soybeans
Planting Date: August 1 st – September 15 th
Seeding: 75-125 lbs/acre at ½ to ¾ in. deep. Drill
or broadcast
Conventional________________ $0.50/lb

$25.00/50lb bag
Organic____________________ $0.64/lb

$32.00/50lb bag
All ingredients on our cover crop
mixes are variety not stated
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ValueMax CC2
Conventional Blend: Annual Ryegrass 60% + Crimson
Clover 20% + Radish 15% + Dwarf Essex Rape 5%
Organic Blend: Organic Annual Ryegrass 65% +
Organic Alsike Clover 20% + Organic Radish 15%
A diverse combination of small seeded cover crops that
builds healthy soils, fixes nitrogen, and sequesters nutrients.
Annual ryegrass adds biomass and is an excellent weed
competitor; crimson clover fixes N and radish and rape
accumulate nutrients and mitigate compaction. Mix will
winterkill in the Upper Midwest. High diversity and