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SF 101 Cover Starter Mix

SF 101 Cover Starter Mix

Soil First 101 Cover Starter is a versatile and easy-to-use cover crop mix designed for growers seeking flexibility and low-risk solutions. This blend is ideal for early adopters or first-time cover croppers, providing essential benefits such as nutrient scavenging, erosion control, weed suppression, and soil building. The mix includes radish, which typically winterkills in many regions, and cereal rye, known for being easy to manage. It performs well across various regions and in marginal soil conditions, and is perfect for use after silage harvest or before/after fall manure applications.

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Soil First by DLF

Soil First® by DLF offers a range of sustainable cover crop seeds designed to boost productivity, soil health, and conservation. These seeds improve soil structure, reduce erosion, and enhance microbial activity, while also providing wildlife habitat.

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Mix components

Key features

  • Captures residual nutrients
  • Protects soil from erosion
  • Reduces weed pressure
  • Suitable for multiple regions and marginal soil
  • Ideal after silage harvest or manure applications

Segment Cover Crop
Category Cover Crop Mixes/Blends
Species Cover Crop Mixes/Blends
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1
Planting Times Late Summer
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 30-35