Diverse Grazable Cover Crop

Ref: MIXGCC

A great mix for a joint arable and livestock venture, the mix contains soil conditioning phacelia, fodder and tillage radish, combined with high protein vetch, forage rape and turnips improving palatability and liveweight gain for stock. N.B. Rye will be replaced with winter cereal if unavailable early in the season. Please call for availability

Persistence (0-10 Years)
               
Grazing Suitability (1-5)
     

Contents per Acre%kg
certified forage rye59.16.500
certified vetch30.03.300
certified crimson clover0.50.050
certified fodder radish4.60.500
certified forage rape3.60.400
certified Vollenda stubble turnips1.80.200
cerified phacelia0.50.050
Units AcHaKg

£23.50 / Acre

Sowing rate: 11.0kg/acre (27.5kg/ha)

Minimum order 1 acre

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Legume

Crimson Clover

An annual legume and true clover, traditionally sown in the south east of England for over-winter sheep keep.

Crimson Clover Species Guide  Buy Crimson Clover Straight

Brassica

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.

Fodder Radish Species Guide  Buy Fodder Radish Straight

Brassica

Forage Rape

A quick growing, leafy brassica plant, this species provides a very palatable, high yielding, protein rich crop for livestock.

Forage Rape Species Guide  Buy Forage Rape Straight

Other

Phacelia

Phacelia is a rapidly growing, high biomass plant. It is a nitrogen holder and weed suppressor. Its eye catching purple flowers are particularly good at attracting bees and other beneficial insects.

Phacelia Species Guide  Buy Phacelia Straight

Cereal

Rye

Also known as grazing or cereal rye, this is one of the most effective crops for reducing nitrogen leaching over the winter and it also has good early winter growth, making it one of the best winter green manures. It will also give the earliest spring growth, which may be used for clean early spring grazing. It should not be confused with Ryegrass, as this is a different species, with different characteristics

Rye Species Guide  Buy Rye Straight

Legume

Vetch

Vetch is a well known legume also known as common vetch or tares. It scrambling, smothering growth habit and frost tolerance make it a very useful winter cover crop or green manure.

Vetch Species Guide  Buy Vetch Straight