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**NEW First Hand Case Study: David Gow talks about the Wild Flower Mix

Spring Sown One Year Hay Ley 

The Westerwold Hay Mix is a flexible grass option to sow this spring. It is the only grass that provides a full yield from a spring sowing and, more importantly, it reliably ...

** NEW First Hand Case Study: Mike Fisher talks about Winter Cover Crops for Market Gardening

Veg grower, Mike Fisher, has not applied any compost for the past five years, relying instead purely on plant mixtures as green manures. This year, 2021, Mike celebrates 30 ...

**NEW** First Hand Case Study: Tom Day talks about herbal leys

Size: 280 acres Location: Kent Soil Type: Weald Clay Mixture: Herbal Ley, Maximum Yield Two Year Silage Ley, Forage Rape.   When the spring of 2020 brought drought, ...

Is it Warm Enough to Sow?

We get a lot of phone calls from eager customers early in the Spring season who are ready to sow their Cotswold Seeds but don't know whether soil is warm enough for germination to ...

Root crops come into their own at this time of year

Right across the UK, autumn sowings of stubble turnips and forage rape are now being grazed, fulfilling their valuable role in providing sheep and cattle with ...

Overseeding: Sowing & Growing

Suitable soils and optimum pH Over-seeding can be beneficial on most soil types. Routine monitoring of pH levels will allow for any necessary corrections to be made. When to ...

Native seed vital in ELS/HLS mixes.

When our customers order mixtures for ELS and HLS prescriptions they often ask us whether our seed is 'native'. This is because Natural England stipulates the ...

Calculating areas of fodder crops for livestock

Calculating the fodder area needed to feed livestock can be a daunting task for people who do not know the yields for different types of ...

High Yielding/Clover Rich Red Clover Leys

Greening and CAP reform

The CAP reform introduced new legislation across the farming industry under the banner of ‘Greening’. There are various criteria which must be met in order to satisfy ...

Amazing with Maize

If you’re growing maize, drilling grass into a standing maize crop can bring multiple benefits and now is the perfect time to sow Italian ryegrass with CoverCoat. ...

Planting after maize - species choice crucial

If looking for a forage crop to establish late in the year, after maize for example, then the choice of species is crucial.  Late sowing can be difficult for non-aggressive ...

Equine: Sowing & Growing

Suitable soils and optimum pH These mixes are suitable for most soil types and pHs. When to sow  Mixes should be sown from April to September when soil temperature is ...

Farm Walk at Honeydale

Join FarmED Founder, Ian Wilkinson, on a virtual farm walk. Of course it’s not the same as actually visiting us at Honeydale Farm, but while we’re unable to welcome ...

Sowing & Growing: Game

Whether you run a small local syndicate or a large estate shoot it is important to produce good, reliable crops that provide plenty of shelter, cover and seed. Suitable ...

How to Control Moss in Lawns

* New * Buttercups

Buttercups are probably one the most well known and easily recognisable meadow plants in the UK. There are many different types of buttercup, from the more well known Meadow, ...