Cover Crop / Warm season

Sorghum-Sudangrass Cover Crop

Warm fallow beds where high biomass can be cut before planting.

Grown for quick summer biomass and soil cover.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity
70
Germination temperature
65-90F
Seed depth
0.5 inches
Spacing
2 inches
Row spacing
8 inches
Start method
Direct sow

Frost-date timing

Direct sow
14 days after last frost

Growing profile

Sun
Full sun
Water
Moderate water to establish dense summer biomass.
Soil
Warm, well-drained soil with adequate nitrogen for growth.
Watch
Mow before plants become woody or set seed.
  • cover-crop
  • grass
  • warm-season
  • biomass

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Source: Wisconsin Extension cover crops and green manures