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Wheat
Grass
Image Source: 1
Image Source: 2
Estimated Cost
$0.22
($/lb)
Planting Window
Fall seeded, spring seeded
Best for
Winter stockpiling
Alternate Species
Annual Rye, Winter Oats, Barley, Triticale
1. Steve Hurst, ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, United States, Maryland, Prince George's Co., Beltsville, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database.
2. © Victoria Ackroyd 2020, CC BY-ND 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/> via https://covercrop.tools/images/Cover%20Crop%20Photos/Wheat,%20Spring/Wheat_spring_mature_Ackroyd_2020.jpg
Seeding Detail
Wheat
68.0
101.0
81.0
Additional Information
Why We Recommend This
Wheat is less weedy and easier to manage than some grasses. Wheat provides erosion control and cycles N, P and K. Because of wheat's quick growth, it suppresses weeds well and adds to soil organic matter.
Things to Watch Out For
Wheat is more susceptible than rye or oats to insects and disease and it is not as winter hardy as cereal rye or triticale. Pathogens can build up in the soil that will negatively affect future cereal grain crops.
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