Needle & Threadgrass "bails" after custom field collection in a native southern utah stand.
Great Basin Seed has a proud heritage in the Intermountain West seed industry. Our family lineage and business heritage are directly linked to the beginnings of reclamation, revegetation and wildlife habitat improvement.
Great Basin Seed
450 South 50 East
Ephraim, UT 84627
435.283.1411 (Office)
435.283.6872 (Fax)
dess@haystackmtn.com
Planting and rotating with Cover Crops are an excellent way to improve soil health. It’s also comparatively inexpensive. The following principles, in conjunction with cover crop use, can dramatically improve your soil health:
We carry a large assortment of cover crops for a variety of different applications. Browse the website or give us a call…we’d love to help!
| Species | Type | Recommended Uses: |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Ryegrass | Grass | Break Soil Compaction, Enhance Forage, Weed Suppression |
| Teff Grass | Grass | Enhance Forage, Nitrogen Fixing, Drought & Heat Tolerant |
| Frosty Clover | Legume | Beneficial insectary, Enhance Forage, Low Fertility Soil, Heat Tolerant |
| Fixation Clover | Legume | Low Fertility, Enhance Forage, Break Soil Compaction, Suppress Weeds |
| Hairy Vetch | Legume | Beneficial Insectary, Nitrogen Fixing |
| Winter Peas | Legume | Beneficial Insectary, Enhance Forage, Nitrogen Fixing |
| Phacelia | Broadleaf | Beneficial Insectary, Weed Suppression, Low Fertility Soil |
| Turnips | Broadleaf | Break Soil Compaction, Enhance Forage, Nitrogen Fixing, Suppress Weeds |
| Daikon Radish | Broadleaf | Break Soil Compaction, Manage Water, Suppress Weeds, Low Fertility Soil |
| Nematode Radish | Broadleaf | Break Soil Compaction, Nematode Control, Weed Suppression |
| White Mustard | Broadleaf | Nematode Control, Suppress Weeds, Manage Water, Drought Tolerant |
| Forage Cabbage | Broadleaf | Forage Enhancement, Weed Suppression |
| Buckwheat | Grain | Beneficial Insectary, Suppress Weeds, Drought Tolerant, Low Fertility |
| Sunn Hemp | Broadleaf | Nitrogen Fixing, Weed Suppression, Heat Tolerant |
| Forage Collard | Broadleaf | Break Soil Compaction, Enhance Forage, Suppress Weeds, Drought Tolerant |
| Forage Kale | Broadleaf | Forage Enhancement, Water Management, Drought Tolerant |
| Crimson Clover | Legume | Break Soil Compaction, Enhance Forage, Fix Nitrogen, Low Fertility |
| Pearl Millet | Grain | Water Management, Weed Suppression, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant |
| Sorghum Sudangrass | Grain | Break Soil Compaction, Enhance Forage, Heat Tolerant, Low Fertility |
| Rapeseed | Broadleaf | Enhance Forage, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant |
| Cereal Rye | Grain | Weed Suppression, Drought Tolerant, Low Fertility, |
