Two Year Wild Bird Seed Mix 70% ORGANIC - TRITICALE SEPARATE
Ref: mixwbssorg
OELS/HLS Codes: OF2.
This mixture includes cereal and quinoa to provide food for farmland birds in the first winter, while kale provides late seed in the second winter. It has a duration of two years and can safe re establsihing a bird plot annually.
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| Contents per Kg | % | kg | |
 | certifiied WESTMINSTER ORGANIC spring barley | 70.0 | 0.70 |
| certified kale | 14.0 | 0.14 |
| quinoa | 11.0 | 0.11 |
| certified Fodder Radish | 2.0 | 0.02 |
| White millet | 3.0 | 0.03 |
Barley
Barely is a member of the grass family, it is grown as a cereal grain crop throughout the UK and worldwide. If the grain reaches the correct quality it may be used in the brewing process, alternatively it can be used for animal feed. Barley straw is also a useful commodity for livestock fodder.
Fodder Radish
Also commonly known as oil radish, fodder radish is a brassica, it is not a legume but it will hold any residual nitrogen in the soil, which it will then release as it breaks down over time. This species is slower to flower and go to seed than mustard and produces a deeper root system.
Kale
Kale is the highest yielding brassica and being winter hardy, can relieve pressure on winter forage. It has a high protein content and is usually grazed between September and March, depending on sowing time. It can be grazed by most livestock including sheep and cattle.
Quinoa
Quinoa has been cultivated for centuries for its small grains. Recently we have seen an emerging market to grow the crop in the Uk. While this market may expand, most commonly the plant is used as a seed bearing species for game covers and wild bird food mixtures under environmental stewardship.
White Millet
White millet is a warm season, cultivated grass species. It has been grown for centuries for it seed, as a forage and human consumption. In the UK it is generally used as a game cover component, or in a winter bird food mixture to provide food during the hungry gap, when natural resources are exhausted.
Cotswold Grass Seeds, Cotswold Business Village, London Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0JQ
