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Poaceae
Rye
Secale cereale
Also known as Common rye, Winter rye, Cereal rye, Secale aestivum
Native Plants · Grain · Cereal · Cover Crop · Food Crop · Grass · Hardy · Cool Season · Agricultural · Edible · Poaceae
Rye is a hardy cereal grain that grows quickly in full sun and tolerates poor, sandy, or slightly acidic soils better than most other grains. It is commonly grown as a food crop, cover crop, or green manure and requires minimal inputs once established. Sow seeds directly in the ground in autumn or early spring and keep soil moist until germination.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist during germination; reduce once established · Every 7-10 days during active growth; rainfall often sufficient
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8.2
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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