winter annual rye

[seedcorn]

I just called the garden center. They said I'd need 30 lbs for my 2500 sq. ft. garden at $1.50 a pound. Does this sound reasonable? If so, I don't think I'll invest $45 given the above comments about limited growth this late in the season.

No, $1.50 per pound is reasonable since you are only buying a little but 1 or 2 pounds for that size of garden is fine. 30 pounds is enough for 2 acres--an acre is 43560 square feet.