Green Manuring Crops
A range of green cover crop varieties and mixtures that may be categorised as spring sown for summer usage, autumn sown for over-winter usage, intercropping and longer term fertility improvement.
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A low growing green cover crop which fixes nitrogen and suppresses weeds. Often sown amongst brassica crops.
- A biennial/annual legume that gives good yields even on thin calcareous soils
- Few legumes outperform medic in soil-saving and soil-building
- 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: 12kg / 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
A nitrogen fixing legume which is better adapted to wet, acidic soils and cooler temperatures. Requires shallow sowing and a firm seedbed.
- Scandinavian origin and better adapted than Red or White Clover to wet acid soils and cooler conditions
- Growth habit similar to Red Clover
- Lower yielding of biomass
- Requires shallow sowing and a firm seedbed
- Sowing rate: 25kg per acre. Packsize: 25kg
Green cover crops can significantly improve the output of agricultural rotations by improving the health of the soil. Certain green cover crops can also be used to help in the fight against weeds and pests, such as black-grass and beet cyst nematode.
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