Winter Barley

Winter Barley is a fast growing, cool season, annual grain crop that can be used as forage or as a cover crop to improve soil quality. Winter Barley quickly produces large volumes of biomass for improving the soil organic matter content. It provides weed and insect suppression as well as excellent erosion control. It also can serve as a topsoil-protecting crop during drought conditions in any region. Winter Barley can reclaim overworked, weedy or eroded fields, or act as a cover crop mix for improving soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Type: Grass

Season: Cool Season

Seeding & Growth

• Drilled: 50lb/A, 3/4″ to 1 1/2″ deep
• Dates: 3-10 weeks before average first frost