Misc. Legumes

An excellent legume when trying to build nitrogen as well as biomass. Great for weed suppression and as a soil conditioner.   Cool season legume Earn up to 100 lbs/acre of nitrogen Seed at 15-20 lbs/acre

Trefoil is in the legume family with similar characteristics to alfalfa. The advantages of planting trefoil over alfalfa is that trefoil will thrive in heavy wet soils where alfalfa will not. Longevity: Perennial Seeding Depth: 1/4-1/2"

A tropical legume,sunn hemp can produce more than 5,000 lb. dry matter/A and 120 lb. N/A. Sunn hemp is not winter hardy and a hard freeze easily kills it Sow sunn hemp a minimum of nine weeks before the average date of the first fall freeze. It can fill...

A warm season legume, builds N Good weed-smothering capabilities Attracts beneficial insects (ie honeybees) A good protein source if used for feed Seed at 30-90 lbs/acre