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Cereal rye

Cereal rye

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

herb☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 tall🌡️ RHS H6–H7

About

Hardy cereal often used as overwintering cover crop and straw source.

Also known as: Rogge, Roggen, Centeno (cereal), Secale cereale, Centeio (cereal), Segale, Seigle (céréale), Cereal rye

Pest Resilience

4/5 — Good resilience

Very few pest issues; a tough cereal cover crop.

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How to Propagate

🌰Seed
Easy

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H6–H7

USDA 5 equivalent

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