Sorghum
Sunflowers Medium Sunflowers
• Same tillage requirements as maize and pH • Needs consistent soil temps of 14-15°C, usually from June • Use a stale seedbed for grassweed control
12kg/ha
• Medium Sunflowers • Complements Maize crops • Taller growth habit with thick stems • Grows to 2m approx
Dwarf Sorghum Shorty
Winter Hardy 20kg/ha
• Adds warmth to maize when sown in an adjacent position • Ideal for driving and winter cover • Excellent replacement for Kale • Can create flushing points within maize Intermediate Sorghum DP2
Dwarf Sunflowers
12kg/ha
• Short growth habit • Grows to 1.5m approx
Winter Hardy 20kg/ha
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• Ideal replacement for Maize • Good driving cover • Herbicide use possible
Quinoa
5kg/ha
Giant Sorghum Jumbo Star
• Sheds large number of seeds • Ideal for partridges, pheasants and farmland birds • Intolerant to acid soils • A good companion to Kale
Winter Hardy 20kg/ha
• Good vigour and fast growth • Tall dense cover can be used for a wind break around maize • Can reach 5-6ft • Greater standing power due to thicker stem • Crops screen guns
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