Albert, whats your take on Rye vs Triticale for a annual over winter grain cover crop.
- Primary goal is late Oct-Dec fodder
- Secondaries
-- awnless i.e., palatable seed head in the spring
-- extend the browse longer into the spring, past initial greenup and rye bolt where it becomes unpalatable.
I've read the triticale retains some of the allopathic property's of rye and also holds a root complex that will build soil, aide water infiltration etc. The cost is somewhat higher but for a palatable carbohydrate load late spring early summer and it seems an alternative or additional grain to add to to a mix but I have no first hand knowledge of it in TOO food plots.
Thanks in advance for any advice from the soil Dr.