All Cover Crop Species
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Hairy vetch fix substantial amounts of nitrogen, which is easily accessible for future crops. Vigorous spring growth suppresses weeds and protects the soil from erosion.
- Fast establishing legume which is an excellent weed suppressor
- Provides substantial amounts of nitrogen which is available to the following crop
- A vigorous legume that does best on dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown as a mixture with Forage Rye
- Sowing rate: 50kg / ha
A low growing green cover crop which fixes nitrogen and suppresses weeds. Often sown amongst brassica crops.
- A perennial that gives good yields even on thin calcareous soils.
- May be grazed by sheep, main use is as a green manure undersown in cereals.
- Low growth habit makes it useful in vegetable intercropping systems.
- Sowing rate: 5kg per acre. Pack size: 5kg
Buckwheat is fast to establish and brings many soil improvement benefits. Growing well in lighter soil types but easily damaged by cold weather.
- Fast establishing
- Creates a dense canopy which aids weed suppression.
- Sow from May onwards once all risk of frost has passed.
- Sowing rate: 50kg / ha
Ethiopian mustard is a fast growing frost hardy, brassica which produces a dense leafy canopy and acts as an excellent weed suppressor.
- Produces a dense leafy canopy to supress weeds
- Fast and easy to establish providing rapid ground cover
- Frost hardy cover crop ideal for use in later sowings
- Can tollerate and improve poor soil conditions
- Sowing rate: 5kg / ha
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Brown mustard is a frost tolerant cover crop used to suppress weeds, pump water and improve soil structure.
- Strong early vigour and medium maturity
- Distinguished by its superior autumn growth and winter hardiness
- Strong root development to pump water and improve the soil
- Active against PCN, Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Verticillium in biofumigation
- Sowing rate: 5kg / ha
Persian clover is an is an annual, nitrogen fixing legume which is widely used across Europe and is useful as a forage plant.
- Spring sown for grazing and cutting or autumn sown, for rapid spring growth
- An efficient nitrogen fixing legume to assist future crops
- Suitable for use with poorer soils and drought conditions
- Compatible in seed mixtures with grass and legumes
- Sowing rate: 7-10kg / ha
Vetch will fix substantial amounts of nitrogen, which is easily accessible for future crops. Vigorous spring growth suppresses weeds and protects the soil from erosion.
- Fast establishing legume which is an excellent weed suppressor
- Provides substantial amounts of nitrogen which is available to the following crop
- A vigorous legume that does best on dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown as a mixture with Forage Rye
- Sowing rate: 50kg / ha
With an extensive root development and an impressive yield of dry matter. If not incorporated, surviving plants are usually killed by winter frosts.
- Fast and easy to establish providing rapid ground cover and weed suppression
- Rapid breakdown of organic material after incorporation releases nutrients
- Extensive root development protects soil from errosion and breaks compaction
- Cost effective solution for using with crop rotations
- Sowing rate: 25kg / ha
Lucerne is a longer term perennial clover which fixes large amounts of nitrogen from the air to enrich the soil.
- A longer term perennial clover which fixes large quantities of nitrogen
- Widely used for green manure
- Large tap root which is ideally suited to light and chalky soils as well as dry climates.
- Seed is supplied inoculated with rhizobium bacteria
- Sowing rate: 25kg / ha
Fodder Radish is a quick growing cover crop which scavenges nitrogen, produces large amount of organic matter and improves soil structure.
- Quick growing, produces high organic matter in short periods
- Suppresses weeds and deep roots benefit soil structure
- Ideal as a green manure crop sown in early autumn
- Effective as a standalone green cover or in mixtures
- Sowing rate: 15-25kg / ha
Crimson clover is a brightly coloured legume which attracts a large numbers of insects. Tolerant of poor soils provided they are alkaline and free draining.
- Excellent weed suppressor, fast establishing and good nitrogen fixer
- Lower yields of biomass than Red Clover but has much shorter growing period
- Biomass degrades very quickly in the soil releasing nutrients for future crops
- Will over-winter in Southern England for autumn sowing and spring incorporation
- Sowing rate: 15kg / ha
Yellow Blossom Clover is a biennial plant that can persist for several years due to its self regenerating properties.
- A deep rooted legume that improves soil structure and fertility
- Nectar rich specie which attracts pollinators to aid future crops
- Often sown with Kale to help provide cover in the first year
- Stems become woody in second year to help with standing
- Sowing rate: 5kg / ha
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This fastest growing rye, POWERGREEN is a high yielding variety which can grow at the lower temperatures, making it ideal for late sowing or early harvests.
- Fast initial development, high tillering and high output
- Good growth in cold conditions, excellent winter hardiness
- High nitrogen uptake throughout autumn
- Sow in autumn for incorporation and use in the spring
- Sowing rate: 150kg / ha
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Triticale produces long straw with an excellent resistance to lodging. Impressive root development extracts nutrients from deep in the soil profile.
- A wheat/rye hybrid cereal providing good cover and feed in low fertility areas.
- Clean crop with a low susceptibility to fusarium and ergot
- Resistant to attack from rabbits
- Higher grain yield than other leading varieties
- Sowing rate: 100kg / ha
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