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FRIDGE TRITICALE
FORAGES · SMALL GRAINS #1979 · X TRITICOSECALE

FRIDGE
TRITICALE

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Wheat's quality with rye's toughness — a cold-hardy small grain for fall grazing, spring hay, and high-tonnage silage.

SIZE

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RATE: 50-75 LBS PER ACRE COVER CROP & 100-120 LBS PER ACRE FORAGE

SUMMARY

Fridge Triticale is a tall facultative variety that has excellent winter survivability, and is widely adapted to all cereal growing areas of the U.S. This variety is known for its strong stems, dark green foliage, and long awnletted heads. Fridge has very good early growth which gives it excellent ground covering ability and weed suppression.

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WHEAT × RYE

Wheat forage quality with rye hardiness and disease resistance.

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COLD HARDY

Holds a stand through winter better than oats or wheat alone.

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FALL GRAZING

Heavy fall tonnage for grazing before winter dormancy.

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SPRING TONNAGE

Strong regrowth for hay or silage in spring.

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DISEASE RESISTANT

Improved resistance versus conventional small grains.

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COVER CROP

Excellent scavenger of residual nitrogen with heavy root mass.

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MIXES WELL

Pairs with vetch, peas, and clovers in forage cover blends.

PLANTING INFORMATION
Planting Rate50-75 LBS PER ACRE COVER CROP & 100-120 LBS PER ACRE FORAGE
Planting SeasonFall; Late-Summer
Plant Depth (in)1–1.5"
Minimum Soil Temp for Germination42° F
Optimal Soil pH4.5–9
EstablishmentEasy
HeightTall
SEED INFORMATION
Seeds Per Pound16,000
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Leaf ColorGreen
Growing CycleAnnual
Sun RequirementFull Sun
NativeNo
ZONE
Regional Growing Zone1; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
Temperature ZoneCool; Transitional
Taxonomy details not published for this product.