Lonestar Annual Ryegrass is rapidly growing in popularity for use as a cover crop in the Midwestern states. It has long been favored as a winter-active companion crop in the Southern U.S., and for seeding into dormant warm-season forages. Lonestar, an improved diploid annual ryegrass variety, was bred for excellent cold tolerance, a high level of disease resistance, seedling vigor, and rapid forage growth.
View Tech Sheet Planting Guide: Drilled seeding rate is 10-15 lbs/acre for monoculture; Broadcast seeding rate is 25-30 lbs/acre for monoculture; Seeding rate in mixes is 5-10 lbs/acre drilled and 15-20 lbs/acre broadcast; Planting depth 1/4 to 1/2"
