Teff Cover Crop Seed

Product ID:5199JQ.365199JQ

Quick Facts

Latin Name

Eragrostis tef

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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45 - 50 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

Teff Cover Crop Seed

Product ID:5199JQ.365199JQ

New! Fast-growing cover crop used to suppress weeds.

A warm-season grass that grows very quickly in the summer heat. When seeded at 8–12 lb./acre, it produces a dense stand capable of outcompeting many summer annual weeds. Withstands regular mowing and traffic, performing well as a living mulch between plastic beds or underneath a mature crop canopy. It is frost sensitive and seeds will not overwinter in cold climates, so volunteer establishment is of little concern. The fine leaves and stems break down quickly and can be managed with or without tillage. Due to its small size and low seeding rates, seed is coated and can also be mixed with a carrier such as sand or rice hulls to make sowing easier. Teff benefits from a shallow sowing ( 1/8– 1/4") into a firm seedbed.

Specs:

  • Avg. 76,000 seeds/lb

Quick Facts

Latin Name

Eragrostis tef

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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45 - 50 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

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CULTURE:

Sow the seeds at the time, rate, and depth specified in the product description.

FOR GREEN MANURE:

Till in at any growth stage.

FOR ORNAMENTAL USE OR GRAIN HARVEST:

Cut the plants near the base when most of the green color has turned brown and the seeds are hardening (no longer milky).

SEED SPECS:

Planting rates are listed in the product description.

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