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Fall/ Winter Rye (Nurse Crop)

$12.75
Fall/ Winter Rye (Nurse Crop) Seeds
Fall/ Winter Rye (Nurse Crop) Seeds

Fall/ Winter Rye (Nurse Crop)

$12.75
pollinator friendly
Perennial
Easy to grow

Secale cereale

A cereal that makes for an excellent nurse crop for fall sown wildflower mixes. Fall rye is a soil builder, prevents erosion, suppresses weeds and improves soil drainage and aeration.

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Product Details

Our easy to grow wildflowers are perfect for beginner native plant growers. No cold stratification required.

Height 2-3 feet tall
Sunlight Full Sun to Part Shade
Bloom Period
Site Moisture Dry to Moist
Seeds Sold by weight
Hardiness Zones Zones 3-9, Annual

Common Grade. Fall rye should ideally be sown with your wildflower mix in the fall after a hard frost (early October to end of November, depending on your area) but when the soil is still workable. The rye and wildflower seed will remain dormant until the following spring. At the end of the first growing season a late summer mowing to 15cm height of the wildflower meadow (including the fall rye) is required to prevent the fall rye from setting seed.

Application rate when used as a nurse crop:

200g/ 1,000 ft2
500 g/ 2,500 ft2
1 KG/ 5,000 ft2
8-12 KG/ acre
30-50 KG/ ha

Looking for larger quantities? We can quote that for you. Reach out to us for a custom quotation here. We pride ourselves on providing quotes within 48 hours.

Extremely pleased with their attention to detail.

Extremely pleased with Northern Wildflowers and their attention to detail. The order arrived as expected by regular mail that contained a business card and information on the plant, how and when to plant.
- Roumiana, Nova Scotia

Quick and Canadian!

Quick delivery from a Canadian company, what’s not to love ♡ Just made another order!

- Sian, Alberta

This is our first year using your seeds and we love them!

Locally produced, women owned, supporting other local causes, and promoting native pollinators and plants are all cherry on top reasons why I’ll be purchasing more in future seasons!

- Tiana, Ontario

Thank you - you do a great job.

I have lots of healthy Anise Hyssop seedlings. I think every seed germinated and they are thriving, I have enough to sell at our hospital charity fundraiser and share with friends.

- Helen, Ontario

Quality Comes First

Our wildflower seed is grown at our farm in Whitefish Ontario or ethically collected from the wild. For your larger projects, we may also source from some of the other outstanding growers we work with.

Pollinator Friendly

Untreated and Chemical Free

Non-GMO