Brown Flax
WARM Season - Broadleaf
SOIL ADAPTABILITY:
Drainage: Well-drained soils
Fertility: Lower tolerance of low soil fertility
Minimum Soil Germination Temp: 45-50°F
SEEDING / GROWTH:
Dates: 6-10 weeks before a killing frost
Rates:
Precision: Not recommended
Drilled: 35 lb/A , 1/2" - 1"deep (Seeding deeper than 1 inch may lead to poor stand issues, especially when there is soil crusting.)
Broadcast: 45 lb/A
Aerial: 50 lb/A
Emergence: 10 days
Height: 12" - 36"
Flooding: Does not tolerate flooding or ponding
PROS:
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Attract Beneficials & Pollinators
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Helps to mobolize phosphorus
CONS:
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Not a good weed suppressor
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Winter kills
flax is a broadleaf with very small, narrow leaves that are less than an inch long. Stems are branched near the base of the plant, with plants reaching 30 to 36 inches in height. The multiple stems or branches of a flax plant are slender and flexible, bearing attractive blue flowers. Flax has the same performance benefits of other grasses and grains, of quick germination and a highly fibrous root mass. Flax will take up excess N and other minerals, will winter kill and provide moderate to high amounts of organic matter back to the soil. Flax provides excellent mulch for protection of erosion and improving water permeation during the winter and spring.