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Hardy Root Mixture
Annual Species
Contains annual plants which usually die once they have flowered. Most annuals establish and set seed in the same year.
Slow Growing
Slower to establish but require much less maintenance and management.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.
Ref: MIXHR. Combining different brassicas together in a mixture is often beneficial as the crop is more reliable and higher yielding. This longer term mixture is sown between April and the end of June. It needs 20 weeks or more to produce its full yield. This crop will provide winter hardy keep until February or March. Three acres feeds 150 sheep (complete diet) or 75 cows (quarter of diet) for a month. Mixture Contents...
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Brassica
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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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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Legume
Cereal
Redstart Hybrid Rape/Kale (Brassica napus)
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: HYBRIDRK. Introduced to capitalise on the benefits of both rape and kale, this new fodder crop is ready in 12 weeks from drilling. Many farmers favour this crop as it can offer good regrowth potential and improved winter hardiness. More details...
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Interval Hybrid Rape/Kale (Brassica napus)
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: HYBRIDRK2. Interval is a fast establishing Forage x Kale hybrid,combining the speed of establishment of Forage Rape and winter hardiness of Kale. Interval is an economical way of filling in short-term feed gaps and can be sown from April-September. It suits late spring/early summer sowing for utilisation before Christmas.For improved Winter hardiness & utilisation after Christmas consider Redstart. More details...
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Forage Rape (Brassica napus)
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.Ref: RAPE. Forage rape is a quick growing, protein-rich green forage, with similar yields to stubble turnips. It is sown from April to August to provide forage 12 weeks later. In most years it can be relied upon to produce forage until Christmas. It makes an excellent feed for lambs and tolerates poor soils so can be used as a pioneer crop in upland situations. More details...
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Kale (Brassica oleracea)
Slow Growing
Slower to establish but require much less maintenance and management.
Winter Hardy
Once properly established plants in this mix usually tolerate a typical British winter.Ref: KALE. Kale is the highest yielding brassica and, being winter hardy, can relieve pressure on winter forage demands. It has a high protein content and is usually grazed between September and March, depending on sowing time. Kale is grown in England, Scotland and eastern parts of Wales. Seed is sown between April and June. Twenty weeks are required to grow a full crop. More details...
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