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SW Iowa | Rye will germinate down to a couple degrees above freezing and will grow (slowly) at something like 40 degrees. If it turns cold and stays cold you may not see much growth until spring, and earlier planting may have given you more forage/sooner, but I wouldn't worry about its survival.
I'm in SW Iowa and do some rye for cover crop... I intentionally seeded late (first week of November) last year and am doing the same this year, so it doesn't get real big and suck up a lot of moisture unless it rains a bunch in the spring. I've drilled in snow and after hard freeze and basically every condition possible, and always get a stand. I've experimented a bit with broadcast, also... survival rate seems much higher when drilling. | |
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