Small Seed Guide

Standard Mixes

Sprinter •

Lift N Fix •

Rye, Vetch

Black Oat, Vetch

This mix provides over winter cover that can be grazed, whilst helping to scavenge and fix nitrogen and reducing weed pressure. Winter vetch has a prolonged growing season and

Specifically chosen for that early autumn sowing where high biomass is required but mixture is not required to overwinter. This is a short-term cover crop that will be taken out by frosts but provides exceptionally quick coverage. Black Oats are exceptionally quick to establish but late to mature, reducing risk of unwanted seed shed. There is a large amount of biomass produced above and below ground with the deep roots of black oats. Vetch establishes and grows quickly in the autumn.

fixes Nitrogen at lower temperatures than other legumes.

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The rye develops a strong root structure to scavenge Nitrogen from the previous crop.

Sown at 25-35kg/ha.

Sown at 35-50kg/ha.

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