Product Overview
A tall-growing summer annual legume, sunn hemp tolerates hot, dry conditions well. Use as a green manure/cover crop to provide both organic matter and fix nitrogen during the period between summer and winter cash crop. Sunn hemp produces significant biomass in 6-7 weeks.
- Plants can reach a height of 6 feet with a stem diameter of up to 1-2 inches
- Long taproot with many lateral branches
- Keep the seeding rate low in a mix, as it is competitive
- It performs better on soils that are sandy or well-drained