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BUCKWHEAT
  • A quick growing feed and cover crop
  • Lacks frost resistance, therefore not suitable for full season use
  • Produces a lot of nectar which attracts bees and insects therefore providing interest for game birds especially partridge
  • Sow when all risk of frost has gone preferably on a south facing slope
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10kg
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DWARF SUNFLOWER
  • A stiff stemmed, shorter hybrid variety
  • An effective feed crop for southern shoots
  • May be difficult to utilise by game if not swiped down
  • Best results when sown as part of a game mix or with a genuine cover crop such as kale


      • Pack size: 1 ACRE.
Weight:
5kg
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FORAGE RAPE
  • A rapidly establishing and growing alternative to kale
  • A versatile easy to grow cover crop
  • Main benefit is quick establishment, well suited to withstand rabbit and pigeon damage
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5kg
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HOLDFAST CANARY GRASS
 (Phalaris Aquatica)
  • A valuable perennial nesting cover which will last up to 10 years if thinned out annually
  • Will grow on poor, more exposed sites
  • When established will provide 3 feet tall thick clumpy plants
  • Suitable for holding, driving and a preferred crop for nesting
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Weight:
2.5kg
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JONTY fungicide treated
  • A brassica species with the benefit of rapid bolting tendencies
  • Will provide rapid cover within 6 weeks of sowing (autumn seeding)
  • Produces a turnip like root but grows and seeds like rape
  • Jonty will grow to a height 60-90cm, producing a canopy and open bottom to the crop
  • Sow at minimum 2kg per acre
Weight:
2kg
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LINSEED
  • A quick and easy to establish cover crop.
  • Very attractive to all game birds particularly partridge.
  • Useful when sown as a mixture i.e. with kale or triticale.
  • Has some feeding potential.
Weight:
25kg
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QUINOA
  • Capable of providing 1000Kg per acre of high protein seed
  • Game birds attracted and held by seed production
  • Often grown with kale to hold up under weight of seed (see Overdrive Mixture)
  • Can be used as a break crop against brassica sickness
Weight:
2kg
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REED CANARY GRASS
 (Phalaris Arundenacia)
  • Suitable for use in exposed northern sites with its very good frost and winter hardiness
  • Strong stems and thick leaves provide reliable cover
  • Similar characteristics to conventional canary grass with the added benefits
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Weight:
2.5kg
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SUNFLOWER
  • Adds colour and feels to many mixtures
  • Often grown with maize or Kale
Weight:
5kg
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SPRING VETCH
  • A vigorous climbing annual legume
  • Does best on dry, alkaline soils.
Weight:
25kg
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TEXSEL GREENS fungicide treated
  • Frost hardy cover crop similar to mustard
  • Produces a canopy on sturdy stems up to 5' tall
  • Will remain standing throughout the shooting season
  • Will grow on most soils in any aspect
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2kg
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WHITE MUSTARD
  • Economical and the most versatile of the cover crops
  • It is easy and quick to establish with flexible sowing dates and rates
  • Not winter hardy but will provide excellent early cover
  • Suitable for undersowing in other crops
Weight:
5kg
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WINTER VETCH
  • A vigorous climbing annual legume
  • Does best on dry, alkaline soils.
Weight:
25kg
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YELLOW BLOSSOM COVER
  • A crop that will last up to 2 years as it is self generating.
  • Excellent early vigour, stiff woody stems and often considerable seed production.
  • Pheasants and partridges can move easily between stems with the dense canopy providing shelter.
  • Can grow to 6 feet by July
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2kg
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