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White clover (Trifolium repens) is one of the most popular legumes in the UK, large leaf varieties are more upright in shape but have less tolerance or regular, low cutting ...
White clover (trifolium repens) is one of the most common legumes in the UK. This species can be recognised by its creeping growth habit on stolons or surface ...
Hairy vetch (vicia villosa) is a forage legume also known as winter vetch. It has a similar climbing growth habit to common vetch and will survive through the ...
Birdsfoot trefoil (lotus corniculatus) is a medium term, winter hardy, perennial legume. Lasting from 2 - 4 years. In some parts of the country it is known as the 'eggs and bacon' ...
Yellow trefoil (medicago lupulina) also known as black medick is a short lived annual/biennial legume. A low growth habit makes it a common choice for undersowing as well its use ...
Alsike clover (trifolium hybridum) is a short term perennial. It is a true clover, not a hybrid as the name suggests. It was originally discovered in Sweden. Alsike will grow ...
Berseem clover (trifolium alexandrinum) is a short term legume also known as Egyptian clover. It provides fast growing biomass and nitrogen fixing when sown in warm soils. ...
Persian clover (trifolium resupinatum) is a legume species widely used across Europe but lesser utilised in the UK. This short term annual fixes nitrogen and is capable of rapid ...
Sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) is generally used as a soil improving green manure in the UK. It will help to fix nitrogen in the short to medium term. It can also be a ...
Balansa clover (trifolium michelianum) is a winter hardy, annual legume. It is extremely productive in nitrogen fixing.The flowers bloom in early summer. They vary from white to ...
Crimson clover (trifolium incarnatum) is a nitrogen fixing, short term annual legume and true clover. The flower head is a rich crimson to red colour and shaped like a cone. Each ...
Sowing & Growing: Establishing the Pig Rooting Mixture When to Sow: This mixture can be sown from mid April to early September when soils are warm, the soil ...
This spring or autumn sown mixture is a fast growing collection of vivid colours including eye catching reds, piercing blues and sunny yellows.The Cornfield annual mix work well ...
When to Sow: This mixture can be sown from late April to early September when soils are warm, and a consistent 7 degrees or more for a fast germination. This is a non Ryegrass ...
Suitable soils and pH Most herb and legume species can be sown on sand, loam or clay soils with a ph above 5.6. However sainfoin and lucerne should only be sown on free draining ...
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