Planting Guide
| Seed Type | lbs/Acre | Planting Date |
|
Alfalfa
|
10-20 |
April 1 - September 1 |
|
Alsike Clover
|
6-8 |
April 1 - May 1 |
|
Barley
|
90-100 |
Early Spring |
|
Birdsfoot Trefoil
|
5-6 |
April 1 - May 1 |
|
Bluestream, Big & Little
|
6-10 |
June - August |
|
Buckwheat
|
40-50 |
Late June - July |
|
Buffalo Grass
|
6-8 Pasture |
June-August |
|
|
2-3# per 1000 sq ft-Lawns |
Spring-Fall |
|
Canada Wild Rye
|
10-12 |
April |
|
Kentucky Blue Grass
|
3-5# per 1000 sq ft-Lawns |
Spring - Fall |
|
Creeping Red Fescue
|
4-6# per 1000 sq ft-lawns |
March- April or September- October |
|
Bromegrass
|
8-12 |
Early Spring - Early Fall |
|
Canarygrass, Reeds
|
6-8 |
Early Spring - Early Fall |
|
Canarygrass, Annual
|
40-50 |
Early Spring |
|
Fescue, Meadow
|
20-25 |
Spring |
|
Flax
|
42-56 |
April 15 - May 15 |
|
Garrison Creeping Foxtail
|
5-8 |
Early Spring - Early Fall |
|
Green Needlegrass
|
6-8 |
April - May |
|
Ladino Clover
|
3-5 |
April - June |
|
Lespedeza (hulled)
|
15-20 |
April |
|
Millet, Foxtail
|
25-40 |
May - June - July |
|
Millet, Proso
|
20-30 |
May - June - July |
|
Oats
|
64-96 |
Early Spring |
|
Orchard Grass
|
10-12 |
April & May or Aug & Sep |
|
Peas
|
100 |
March 15 - April 15 |
|
Rapeseed, Dwarf Essex
|
4-8 |
April - August |
|
Red Clovers
|
10-12 |
April 1 - May 1 |
|
Wild Rye - Russian or Canada
|
10-12 |
April |
|
Winter Rye
|
60-75 |
September |
|
Ryegrass - Perennial or Annual
|
8-10# per 1000 sq ft - Lawns |
Spring - Fall |
|
Sunflowers
|
3-5 |
May - June |
|
Side Oats Grama
|
8-10 |
June - August |
|
Sorghum Sudangrass
|
20-30 |
May - July |
|
Sorghum, Forage
|
10-15 |
May - July |
|
Soybeans
|
60-70 |
April - May |
|
Switchgrass
|
6-8 |
May - June |
|
Timothy
|
12-18 |
April - September |
|
Vetch , Hairy
|
10-20 |
August - September |
|
Wheat, Spring
|
60-120 |
April |
|
Wheat, Winter
|
60-120 |
September |
|
Wheatgrass
|
10-15 |
Early Spring - Early Fall |
Note: This chart is only a guide line, adjust planting rates and planting times according to the season.