Has anyone ever planted sunn hemp? I just heard about it and it says it grows 6 foot in 60 days and the leaves are 30% protein and is a great soil builder. Seems like it could be a good crop to plant around May then cut and plow in August to plant winter plots.
Here is some data on it:
Sunn hemp is a tropical legume whose claim to fame is that 60 days from planting it is typically over 6 feet tall, adds 100 pounds of Nitrogen, translocates from the subsoil to the topsoil 10 pounds of residual Phosphorus and 80 pounds of residual Potash, supplies 4 tons of organic matter, suppresses rootknot and reniform nematodes, greatly suppresses weeds, is a great soil builder, increases drought tolerance and yield and cash value of the next crop. The leaves of sunn hemp are 30 % protein. Both goats and deer thrive on this crop.
There are millions of acres of this crop grown in other countries. Brazil calls it their number one soil builder. Sunn hemp, being a tropical plant, grows only in the summer here. Brazil’s second soil builder is the “Forage Radish”. There are over 350,000 acres of the forage-tillage radish in Brazil. Sunn hemp is originally from India and has been grown since the dawn of agriculture. It has been grown as a green manure, livestock feed for forage, hay, and for non-wood fiber. It is also excellent for deer and goats.
Sunn hemp is a good source of Nitrogen and Potash. It is a tropical legume so as it grows it produces Nitrogen. Then when the crop dies it releases Nitrogen back into the soil for the next crop. Sunn hemp’s claim to fame is that in sixty days from planting, it is typically six feet tall and produces 100 pounds of Nitrogen, translocates from the subsoil to the topsoil 10 pounds of Phosphorus, 80 pounds of Potash and produces four tons of organic matter. Over the summer, sunn hemp in favorable conditions may grow ten to twelve feet tall and release over 200 pounds of Nitrogen, 20 pounds of Phosphorus and 160 pounds of Potash back into the soil.
you can order it here:
Here is some data on it:
Sunn hemp is a tropical legume whose claim to fame is that 60 days from planting it is typically over 6 feet tall, adds 100 pounds of Nitrogen, translocates from the subsoil to the topsoil 10 pounds of residual Phosphorus and 80 pounds of residual Potash, supplies 4 tons of organic matter, suppresses rootknot and reniform nematodes, greatly suppresses weeds, is a great soil builder, increases drought tolerance and yield and cash value of the next crop. The leaves of sunn hemp are 30 % protein. Both goats and deer thrive on this crop.
There are millions of acres of this crop grown in other countries. Brazil calls it their number one soil builder. Sunn hemp, being a tropical plant, grows only in the summer here. Brazil’s second soil builder is the “Forage Radish”. There are over 350,000 acres of the forage-tillage radish in Brazil. Sunn hemp is originally from India and has been grown since the dawn of agriculture. It has been grown as a green manure, livestock feed for forage, hay, and for non-wood fiber. It is also excellent for deer and goats.
Sunn hemp is a good source of Nitrogen and Potash. It is a tropical legume so as it grows it produces Nitrogen. Then when the crop dies it releases Nitrogen back into the soil for the next crop. Sunn hemp’s claim to fame is that in sixty days from planting, it is typically six feet tall and produces 100 pounds of Nitrogen, translocates from the subsoil to the topsoil 10 pounds of Phosphorus, 80 pounds of Potash and produces four tons of organic matter. Over the summer, sunn hemp in favorable conditions may grow ten to twelve feet tall and release over 200 pounds of Nitrogen, 20 pounds of Phosphorus and 160 pounds of Potash back into the soil.
you can order it here:
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