Benifits
● Fast Growing, Easy To Fit in Any Rotation
● Nitrogen Fixing Warm Season Legume
● Nematode Resistance and Suppressant
● Non-Toxic Variety - Highly Palatable Forage
Description:
Sunhemp is a fast growing warm season annual legume. It typically grows 6-8 ft tall, will produce 4-5 tons of biomass and has the abitiy to fix 120 – 150 units of N per acre. With it’s rapid growth Sunn Hemp will is utilized mostly as a covercrop to assist in producing Nitrogen as well for weed suppress weeds.
Planting Information:
Planting Rate
Drill/Row
30-40 plslbs/acre
Broadcast:
35-45 pls lbs/ acre
Planting Depth:
1 - 1/2 inch
Perfered Soil Type:
Sandy Loam-Clay Loam
Perfered Soil pH
5.5-7.5
Rainfall Requirments
16-40 inches
Flood Tolerance
Fair-Poor
Drought Tolerance:
Good
Cold Tolerance:
Fair-Poor
