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EFA Base Mixture
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Ref: MIXEFABM. A mixture designed to be compliant with Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) criteria. It will establish quickly and can be adapted to specific soils or farming systems. To make adjustments please call and speak to one of our advisors. Mixture Contents...
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Rye/Vetch Over-Winter Mix
Pollen & Nectar Source
This product contains flowering species which are beneficial for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: MIXRYEV. Growing an N lifter and fixer together is the best way of improving soils over winter. Cereal rye and vetch are excellent companions and usually very reliable. The mixture can be sown from mid September until mid October. Incorporation is carried out from February until late April. Please call for availability, limited stock Mixture Contents...
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Legume
Cereal
Rye/Vetch Over-Winter Mix 70% ORGANIC
Pollen & Nectar Source
This product contains flowering species which are beneficial for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: MIXRYEVORG. Growing a N lifter and a fixer together is the best way of improving soils over winter. Cereal rye and vetch are excellent companions and usually very reliable. The mixture can be sown from mid September until mid October. Incorporation is carried out from February until late April. Please call for availability, limited stock available Mixture Contents...
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Legume
Cereal
Ref: MIXCCL. Sown just before or after the combine, this super quick mix covers the soil, fixes N while the weather is warm and picks up N that would otherwise be washed out of the soil. This mix will stay green and continue to grow until severe frosts. Mixture Contents...
Grass
Legume
Brassica
Other
Ref: MIXCCLORG. Sown just before or after the combine, this super quick mix covers the soil, fixes N while the weather is warm and picks up N that would otherwise be washed out of the soil. This mix will stay green and continue to grow until severe frosts. Please call for availability Mixture Contents...
Grass
Legume
Brassica
Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: VETCH. N Fixer. This is a winter-hardy annual which can be grown on its own to fix large amounts of N, or with westerwolds or rye for the protection of soils over the winter. It is the best legume for over wintering and can be left until May when it produces around 200kgN/ha. Best sown during September and by mid October. Vetch makes good silage and is often mixed with oats. Limited stock, please call for availability More details...
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Yield (0-20 T DM/Ha)
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Vetch ORGANIC
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: VETCHO. N Fixer. This is a winter hardy annual which can be grown on its own to fix large amounts of N, or with westerwolds or rye for the protection of soils over the winter.This is the best legume for over wintering and can be left until May. Limited stock, please call for availability More details...
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Fast Establishment
Quick to establish with rapid growth. Very competitive against weeds and fast to recover after cutting/grazing.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: HAIRYVET. Hairy vetch is an annual plant which is most commonly used as a green manure. It is noted for good winter hardiness. [CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE] More details...
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Yellow Trefoil (Medicago lupulina)
Pollen & Nectar Source
This product contains flowering species which are beneficial for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.
Low Fertiliser Input
Contains enough N fixing legumes to be self sufficient requiring no fertiliser input.
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Nitrogen Fixing
This item contains leguminous species, which naturally fix Nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: YT. N Fixer. A low-growing annual ideal for undersowing to spring cereal to fix N and suppress weeds. Broadcast in May after cereal established. More details...
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Yield (0-20 T DM/Ha)
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Grazing Suitability (1-5)
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Cutting Suitability (1-5)
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Westerwold and Vetch Mix - Six Month Ley
A good balance between a vigorous grass and a fast growing short term legume, this mix can be used to provide a very large cut or early spring grazing. It is economical & effective as a winter cover crop too. In this case sowing should take place by late September and incorporated in April or May. For livestock farms it may be left and made into silage in late May. Please call for availability
Westerwold and Vetch Mix - Six Month Ley - 70% ORGANIC
A good balance between a vigorous grass and a fast growing short term legume, this mix can be used to provide a very large cut or early spring grazing. It is economical & effective as a winter cover crop too. In this case sowing should take place by late September and incorporated in April or May. For livestock farms it may be left and made into silage in late May. Please call for availability
