Crop directory
Winter Rye across all 50 states.
- Secale cereale
- Cover Crop
- Frost Hardy
- 240–270 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 38°F
Winter Rye (Secale cereale) is a cover crop crop with a frost hardy frost profile. Across all 50 states, 46 have winter rye as a primary crop, 3 as secondary, 1 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Winter Rye agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
38°F
Soil-temp optimum
45–75°F
Days to maturity
240–270
Water (in/wk)
0.5–1"
Soil pH
5.5–7.5
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 46 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- AlaskaZone 4aFall · August 29–September 19
- ArizonaZone 8bFall · November 3–November 24
- ArkansasZone 7bFall · October 18–November 8
- ColoradoZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- ConnecticutZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- DelawareZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- GeorgiaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- IdahoZone 5bFall · September 18–October 9
- IllinoisZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- IndianaZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- IowaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- KansasZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- KentuckyZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- MaineZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- MarylandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- MassachusettsZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- MichiganZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- MinnesotaZone 4aFall · September 18–October 9
- MississippiZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- MissouriZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- MontanaZone 4bFall · September 13–October 4
- NebraskaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- NevadaZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New HampshireZone 5bFall · September 24–October 15
- New JerseyZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- New MexicoZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New YorkZone 5bFall · October 3–October 24
- North CarolinaZone 7bFall · October 23–November 13
- North DakotaZone 4aFall · September 13–October 4
- OhioZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- OklahomaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- OregonZone 8aFall · October 13–November 3
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- Rhode IslandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- South CarolinaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- South DakotaZone 4bFall · September 18–October 9
- TennesseeZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- TexasZone 8bFall · November 8–November 29
- UtahZone 6bFall · October 3–October 24
- VermontZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- VirginiaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- WashingtonZone 8aFall · October 18–November 8
- West VirginiaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- WisconsinZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- WyomingZone 4bFall · September 8–September 29
Secondary in 3 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
Limited in 1 states
Marginal — only the warmest counties or season-extended setups.
Winter Rye planting in your county.
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