Winter Rye across all 50 states.
Winter Rye (Secale cereale) is a cover crop crop with a frost hardy frost profile. Across all 50 states, 46 have winter rye as a primary crop, 3 as secondary, 1 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 46 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- AlaskaZone 4aFall · August 29–September 19
- ArizonaZone 8bFall · November 3–November 24
- ArkansasZone 7bFall · October 18–November 8
- ColoradoZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- ConnecticutZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- DelawareZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- GeorgiaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- IdahoZone 5bFall · September 18–October 9
- IllinoisZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- IndianaZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- IowaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- KansasZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- KentuckyZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- MaineZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- MarylandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- MassachusettsZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- MichiganZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- MinnesotaZone 4aFall · September 18–October 9
- MississippiZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- MissouriZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- MontanaZone 4bFall · September 13–October 4
- NebraskaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- NevadaZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New HampshireZone 5bFall · September 24–October 15
- New JerseyZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- New MexicoZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New YorkZone 5bFall · October 3–October 24
- North CarolinaZone 7bFall · October 23–November 13
- North DakotaZone 4aFall · September 13–October 4
- OhioZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- OklahomaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- OregonZone 8aFall · October 13–November 3
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- Rhode IslandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- South CarolinaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- South DakotaZone 4bFall · September 18–October 9
- TennesseeZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- TexasZone 8bFall · November 8–November 29
- UtahZone 6bFall · October 3–October 24
- VermontZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- VirginiaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- WashingtonZone 8aFall · October 18–November 8
- West VirginiaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- WisconsinZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- WyomingZone 4bFall · September 8–September 29
Secondary in 3 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens / food plots / cover.
- CaliforniaZone 9aFall · November 23–December 14
- FloridaZone 9bFall · December 8–December 29
- LouisianaZone 9aFall · November 8–November 29
Limited in 1 states
Marginal — only the warmest counties or season-extended setups.
- HawaiiZone 11aFall · December 24–January 14
Beyond the harvest
Winter Rye as a hunting food plot.
Winter rye is a four-season food plot — fall green-up for late deer season, spring strut zones for turkey, and standing rye through summer for cover. The most versatile cover crop for hunters.
Winter Rye and your farm pond.
Winter rye planted along farm pond banks reduces erosion and runoff into the pond, improving water clarity for bass and bluegill spawn success.
Winter Rye planting in your county.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to winter rye planting thresholds — get notified when conditions clear your target.