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Agricultural Grass &
Wild Flowers Forage Seeds
Amenity Grass Seed Game Cover Crops
2020-21
Seed Catalogue
01208 881198
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2020-21 Seed Catalogue
Platemeters
We are now suppliers of a wide range
of platemeters, providing you with
an accurate and convenient way to
measure and assess your field covers.
F200 Electronic Platemeter
• The F200 electronic platemeter has an in-house electronic digital counter unit to record both
the grass height and the number of plonks.
• A user adjustable formula is used to display the average grass yield in KgDM/ha.
• These figures are then entered manually into the PPlus software to display the grazing
wedge of the farm walk.
• The F200 is powered by a rechargeable battery and comes with a mains charger.
F300 Electronic Platemeter with USB Download
• The F300 is a multi-paddock memory platemeter, storing data for up to 100 paddocks, with
the figures stored ready for downloading via a USB cable directly to the PPlus software. This
means no need to carry a notebook and pen with you on your farm walk!
• The PPlus software records, displays figures and grazing wedge data to your PC.
• The order the fields are walked in is set with the paddock list on the software.
• The F300 is powered by a rechargeable battery and comes with a mains charger.
F400 Advanced Electronic Platemeter with USB Download
• The F400 has a multi-paddock memory storing data for up to 280 fields.
• It displays the average grass height. KgDM/ha, paddock names, paddock numbers, paddock
sizes, the last recorded measurements and the average growth since the last measurement.
• The PPlus software records, displays figures and grazing wedge data to your PC.
• The order the fields are walked in in pre-set, however as the paddock list is displayed on the
screen the walk order can be easily changed when out in the field.
• It also features auto-calibration, anti-roll to eliminate false reading and the ability to record
the grazing state of your grass.
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2020-21 Seed Catalogue
Contents
Short Term Leys 2
Medium Term Leys 4
Long Term Leys 6
Specialist Mixtures 8 - 10
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Mixtures 11
Heritage Hay Meadow & Wild Flower Mixture 12
Organic Grass Mixtures 13 - 15
Herb & Clover Mixtures 16 -17
Root Mixtures 18
Green Manuring Crops 19
Forage/Catch Crops 20
Ecological Focus Area (EFA) Catch & Cover Crop Options 21-22
Environmental Stewardship Mixtures 23 - 27
Lawn Seed Mixtures 28
Sports Ground Mixtures 31
Wild Flowers 32 - 33
Game Shooting Seasons 34
Game Cover Mixtures 35
Game Cover Selector 36 - 37
Game Cover Mixtures 38 - 45
Fertilisers 46 - 47
Grass variety abbreviations used in this booklet
IRG Italian Rye Grass PRG Perennial Rye Grass SSMG Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
EAR Early DIP Diploid RSMG Rough Stalk Meadow Grass
INT Intermediate TET Tetraploid CRF Creeping Red Fescue
WC White Clover HYB Hybrid M Fescue Meadow Fescue
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Grass Mixtures
Short Term Leys: 1-2 years
Super Crop 1 year cutting
7.50 kg Lemnos Westerwold • Rapid early spring growth, high D-Value
2.00 kg Pirol HYB DIP • Good drought tolerance
2.50 kg Solid HYB TET • Responds well to high inputs
3.00 kg Lofa Festulolium TET • Very productive quality forage
15.00 kg / Acre
Top Yield 1-2 year dual purpose
6.25 kg Alamo IRG DIP • Flexible sowing: early spring to late autumn
6.25 kg Turtetra IRG TET • Above average sugar content
12.50 kg / Acre • Very high yielding mixture
Packed in 2 Acre Packs • Responds quickly to high inputs.
Protein Cutter 1-2 year cutting
3.00 kg Alamo IRG DIP • High in protein and trace elements
3.00 kg Turtetra IRG TET • Nitrogen fixing, low input mixture
2.00 kg Aston Crusader HYB TET • Sward benefits from regular cutting
2.50 kg Base INT TET • Preserve the crown of the red clover
2.00 kg Nifty INT DIP
2.50 kg Merula Red Clover
15.00 kg / Acre
Overseed Mixture 1-3 years
2.00 kg Gemini IRG TET • Designed for damaged / worn out pastures
3.00 kg Base INT TET • Aggressive and quick to establish
3.00 kg Calibra INT TET • For best results direct drill or broadcast this
2.00 kg Melfrost LATE TET mixture
10.00 kg / Acre
Packed in 2 Acre Packs
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NB We can add herbs to any of these mixtures, and the proportion of
Clover can be increased or decreased as required. See pp 16-17.
Meadow Fescue Cutting 2-3 year mixture
4.75 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue • Blended for damp soil conditions
1.60 kg Boyne INT DIP • Meadow Fescue & Timothy perform better
1.90 kg Base INT TET than PRG with cooler, wetter soils
1.00 kg Soraya LATE TET • High levels of protein and trace elements
1.40 kg Polarking Timothy • Early growth with sweetness
1.35 kg Comer Timothy • Ideal for aftermath grazing
1.00 kg Merula Red Clover • Red clover for nitrogen fixing
1.00 kg Milvus Red Clover
14.00 kg / Acre
Short Term Hay/Haylage 2-3 year mixture
3.00 kg Alamo IRG DIP • Similar heading dates for quality hay/haylage
4.00 kg Lofa Festulolium TET • Diploid varieties for fast drying hay
3.00 kg Pirol HYB DIP • High in fibre
3.00 kg Aston Conqueror INT DIP • Low in sugar
13.00 kg / Acre • Low in protein
Drought Buster Cutting 1-4 year cutting
8.00 kg Perun Festulolium TET • Formulated to cope with drought conditions
4.00 kg Aston Crusader HYB TET • Suited for most soil types, especially dry ones
12.00 kg / Acre • Deep rooting grasses quick to establish
• 3-4 quality cuts of silage per year
Option to add: • Option to add red clover
1.50 kg Merula Red Clover
Lamb Finisher 2-3 year grazing
3.00 kg Base INT TET • Broad leaf perennial herb mixture
2.00 kg Choice Chicory HERB • High protein clovers and tetraploid grass
1.00 kg Merula Red Clover • Highly digestible and palatable
1.00 kg Harmonie Red Clover • Rapid regrowth
1.00 kg Dumnonia W C Blend • Chicory reduces internal parasite effects
8.00 kg / Acre
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Grass Mixtures
Medium Term Leys: 3-4 years
Maxicut 1-3 year cutting/grazing
1.50 kg Alamo IRG DIP • Robust high yielding
2.00 kg Meroa IRG TET • Cutting mixture with aftermath grazing
2.00 kg Base INT TET • Benefits from festulolium grasses
4.00 kg Cordial HYB TET • Responds well to high inputs
2.00 kg Lofa Festulolium TET • 3-4 good quality cuts per year to be expected
1.50 kg Perun Festulolium TET • Base will grow in soils temperatures as low
13.00 kg / Acre as 3°C
• A favourable mixture for drier soils
Cut & Graze 3-4 year cutting/grazing
4.00 kg Cordial HYB TET • Versatile dual-purpose mixture
3.00 kg Nifty INT DIP • Exceptional high annual yields
3.00 kg Base INT TET • Superb sward density
2.00 kg Explosion INT TET • Low soil temperature growth (winter hardy)
2.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Nitrogen fixation from clovers
1.00 kg Kernow W Clover Blend
15.00 kg / Acre
Abundance 3-4 year dual purpose
2.00 kg Cordial HYB TET • Strong growth at low soil temperatures
2.00 kg Nifty INT DIP • High protein and D-value
3.25 kg Base INT TET • Early growth with nitrogen fixing clovers
2.00 kg Aston Vision INT TET • Timothy added for early spring growth and
2.50 kg Toddington LATE DIP sweetness
0.75 kg Comer TIMOTHY
1.00 kg Restormel W Clover Blend
13.50 kg / Acre
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NB We can add herbs to any of these mixtures, and the proportion of
Clover can be increased or decreased as required. See pp 16-17.
Early Bite 3-4 year grazing
2.00 kg Hymer HYB TET • Traditionally designed for full season
3.00 kg Elyria INT DIP production
2.00 kg Aston Vision INT TET • Quality varieties producing maximum yields
2.00 kg Explosion INT TET & palatability
1.50 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Clover blend suitable for all stock types
2.00 kg Aspect LATE TET • Good resistance to disease
0.75 kg Comer TIMOTHY
0.75 kg Dumnonia W Clover Blend
14.00 kg / Acre
Medium Term Hay/Haylage 3-4 year
2.00 kg Hymer HYB DIP
3.50 kg Boyne INT DIP • Desirable for all stock, particularly young
3.00 kg Elyria INT DIP stock and horses
3.50 kg Aston Conqueror INT DIP • Very palatable as either hay or stock grazing
2.00 kg Comer Timothy • Excellent disease resistance
14.00 kg / Acre • Persistent growth with low sugar content
Drought Buster Multi-use Multi Use 1-5 years
6.00 kg Perun Festololium TET • Quick to establish with excellent ground cover
3.00 kg Aston Crusader HYB TET • 1-2 silage cuts with quality aftermath grazing
3.00 kg Soraya LATE DIP • Deep rooting species, surviving better in a
12.00 kg / Acre drier year
Option to add • Suits most soil types
1.25 kg Restormel White Clover
Stock Grazer Sheep/beef/pig grazer
2.50 kg Hymer HYB TET • Suitable for sheep, beef and pigs
2.00 kg Base INT TET • High inclusion of clover and tetraploid grass
2.50 kg Rossera LATE DIP giving high proteins and sugars
2.00 kg Pomtrado LATE TET • Excellent palatability
2.00 kg Aspect LATE TET • Winter hardy
1.50 kg Choice Chicory Herb • Chicory supplies zinc, potassium and copper
1.50 kg Restormel White Clover aiding animal health
14.00 kg / Acre • Tolerant to drought, acid soils and major pests
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Grass Mixtures
Long Term Leys: 5+ years
Regal 5+ year cut & graze
2.50 kg Elyria INT DIP • The finest quality varieties selected for cutting
2.00 kg Nifty INT DIP & grazing regimes
3.00 kg Base INT TET • Varieties are selected for their yield, disease
3.00.kg Toddington LATE DIP resistance and winter hardiness
2.50 kg Novello LATE TET • Timothy promotes early production and acts
1.00 kg Comer Timothy as a sweetener to the mixture
1.00 kg Restormel W Clover Blend • High protein levels and D-values from the
15.00 kg / Acre clover and tetraploid grasses
• Nitrogen fixing from the clover blend
Permanent Plus 5+ year permanent
2.00 kg Nifty INT DIP • Mixture specifically formulated for stock in an
2.50 kg Boyne INT DIP intensive grazing system
3.00 kg Base INT TET • Grass and clovers provide production from
2.50 kg Toddington LATE DIP early spring to late autumn
3.00 kg Soraya LATE TET • Persistent productive dense sward
1.00 kg Comer Timothy • Do not overgraze in the first year – let the
1.00 kg Dumnonia W Clover Blend clover establish
15.00 kg /Acre
Traditional Permanent Traditional graze
1.25 kg Nifty INT DIP • Traditional mixture for high and low land
1.50 kg Boyne INT DIP pasture
1.50 kg Elyria INT DIP • High quality sheep and cattle grazing
2.50 kg Base INT TET • Excellent mid to late summer production
2.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Very palatable and recovers quickly from
2.00 kg Melfrost LATE TET grazing
1.50 kg Comer Timothy • Clover enhances soil fertility, allow the red
1.00 kg Maxima 1 C Red Fescue clover to seed every 2-3 years
1.00 kg Dumnonia W Clover Blend • Creeping Red Fescue maintains a dense
0.75 kg Merula Red Clover bottom to the mixture
15.00 kg / Acre
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NB We can add herbs to any of these mixtures, and the proportion of
Clover can be increased or decreased as required. See pp 16-17.
Traditional Beef & Sheep Grazing 3+ years
1.50 kg Elyria INT DIP • Coarse grazing for beef and sheep
1.50 kg Romark LATE DIP • Can be utilised for a wide range of soil types
1.50 kg Novello LATE TET • Enables high protein grazing all growing
2.00 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue season
3.00 kg Kora Tall Fescue • Includes deep rooting species
2.00 kg Amba Cocksfoot • Graze frequently, top if necessary
0.50 kg Comer Timothy • Allow to seed every 2-3 years for the Red
0.50 kg Merula Red Clover Clover
0.50 kg Restormel W Clover Blend
13.00 kg / Acre
Meadow Fescue Long Term 5+ year mixture
6.00 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue • Establishes well in cool, moist soils
1.90 kg Rossera LATE DIP • Outperforms perennial ryegrass in wetter
0.75 kg Melfrost LATE TET conditions
1.50 kg Polarking Timothy • Includes deep rooting species
1.60 kg Comer Timothy • Good cuts of quality hay or silage
0.50 kg Merwi White Clover • Excellent productive grazing
0.75 kg Merlyn White Clover
13.00 kg /Acre
Dry Cow Mixture 5+ year mixture
4.00 kg Rossera LATE DIP • Designed for dry cow and young stock
3.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP maintenance
4.00 kg Aspect LATE TET • Well balanced early productive sweet grass
2.00 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue • Includes coarser grasses to chew on
2.00 kg Comer Timothy • Late diploids fill out the bottom of the ley
15.00 kg / Acre
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Grass Mixtures
Specialist Mixtures
Headland Mixture Grazing
2.00 kg Elyria INT DIP • Use of naturally found headland flora species
2.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Grazing mixture for sheep
2.00 kg Aston Chieftain LATE DIP • Increased forage production from intermediate
3.00 kg Pinafore Slender RF and late ryegrass
3.00 kg Kormi Creeping Bent Grass • Thick, dense bottom to the sward
2.00 kg Rossiante Strong CRF • Establishes thick mat of roots
1.20 kg Dumnonia W Clover Blend • Stays green for longer in dry seasons
0.30 kg Alsike Clover (Pink)
15.50 kg / Acre
Coastal Sand Mixture Grazing
1.50 kg Lemnos Westerwold • Westerwolds are a short term grass acting as
2.75 kg Borneo Tall Fescue a cover crop
2.25 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue • Deep rooting species enabling growth through-
1.25 kg Lofa Festulolium out the summer
1.25 kg Base INT TET • Moisture retaining due to the thick, dense
1.00 kg Comer Timothy bottom of the ley
1.50 kg Treposno Cocksfoot • Provides excellent grazing for sheep and cattle
1.75 kg Brooklawn SSMG • Fescues are excellent for use on coastal areas
1.50 kg Samantha Slender RF • Clovers generate nitrogen fixing attributes
1.25 kg Dumnonia Small leaved W C • Small leafed clover for grazing
16.00 kg / Acre
Solar Panel Mixture Grazing
18% Rodrigo INT DIP • Proven mixture
18% Aston Chieftain LATE DIP • Suitable for sheep grazing
14% Toddington LATE DIP • Thick dense bottom to the sward
20% Maxima 1 Strong CRF • Growth is encouraged by the microclimate
10% Boganis RSMG caused by the panels
10% Bornito Hard Fescue
10% Pinafore Slender CRF
100% Sow at 25 kg / Acre
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6.00 kg Lucerne Lucerne • Formulated mixture to accommodate Alpaca
2.00 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue eating regime
1.00 kg Comer Timothy • Lucerne offers high protein and fibre
1.00 kg Dumnonia W C Blend • Tolerant to differing weather patterns
10.00 kg / Acre • Survives well in dry periods
• Wide range of vitamins and minerals to aid
animal health
Alpaca Long Term Mixture 4-6 year mixture
2.00 kg Kora Tall Fescue • High in protein and fibre
2.20 kg Amba Cocksfoot • Tolerant to differing weather patterns
2.00 kg Comer Timothy • A devised coarse mixture
2.00 kg Brooklawn SSMG • Deep rooting species, survives well in dry
0.50 kg Highland Browntop Bent periods
0.50 kg Restormel W C Blend • Beneficial to stock due to wide range of
2.50 kg Lucerne Lucerne vitamins and minerals
1.00 kg Tonic Plantain
0.30 kg Sheep’s Parsley Sheep’s Parsley
13.00 kg / Acre
Chicken Run
2.00 kg Pardus M.Fescue • Balanced blend of grass and clovers
1.00 kg Boyne INT DIP • Thick dense bottom to the sward with excel-
1.00 kg Aston Bonus INT TET lent production
1.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Good levels of protein and sugars
1.00 kg Melfrost LATE TET • Free range chicken leys require careful
2.00 kg Concerto Dwarf PRG management
2.50 kg Hearld CRF • Do not overgraze – allow time for the sward
2.50 kg Maxima Strong CRF to recover
0.75 kg Milvus Red Clover • Additional herb mixture available
0.75 kg Dumnonia W C Blend
14.50 kg / Acre
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Goat Field 1-4 year mixture
2.00 kg Melfrost LATE TET • Specifically formulated for goat grazing
2.00 kg Sparta Cocksfoot • Mixture includes multiple species as goats
1.00 kg Comer Timothy are natural browsers
0.80 kg Maxima 1 CRP • Suited to both meat and milk production
0.25 kg Reed Canary Grass • Chicory is recognized to minimise parasite
2.00 kg Lucerne Lucerne ingestion
0.20 kg Restormel W C Blend • Clovers and Lucerne are nitrogen fixing
0.20 kg Broadleaf Red Clover • Management of the field is essential and may
0.20 kg Alsike Clover (pink) require topping
0.20 kg Yellow Trefoil HERB • Includes herbs
0.75 kg Choice Chicory • High proteins from legumes
0.20 kg Sheep’s Burnet HERB • Fine grasses for a dense bottom to the ley
0.20 kg Sheep’s Parsley HERB
10.00 kg / Acre
Horse & Pony 5+ year mixture
3.00 kg Boyne INT DIP • Quality grazing with the potential of quality
4.00 kg Rodrigo INT DIP hay
4.00 kg Aston King LATE DIP • Timothy adds sweetness and ease of
1.50 kg Comer Timothy digestibility
0.50 kg Miracle SSMG • SSMG and Red Fescue adds density which
2.00 kg Maxima 1 CRF helps to suppress weed competition
15.00 kg / Acre • Herb mixture is available to blend into the
grass upon request
Horse Gallop/Show Jump/Cross Country Multi Use
23% Turfgold PRG • Contains selected dwarf ryegrass
22% Vertech PRG • Tolerates hard wear with excellent recovery
22% Vulcanus PRG rates
18% Sunbeam SSMG • Ideal for gallops, show jumping arenas and
15% Samanta Slender CRF cross-country courses
100-150 kg / Acre • This mixture is universal and can also be
Sold in 20kg bags used for low sugar grazing
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We offer a wide selection of seeds for AD plants.
Hybrid Rye A quicker way to digest, increases methane yield
Fodder Beet Several new varieties available
Maize Excellent high yield varieties available
Grass Mixtures Quality dedicated mixtures available
Short, Medium, Long Term Mixtures
AD Plant Short Term 2 years
3.00 kg Shakira IRG DIP • Extremely high yielding
3.00 kg Alamo IRG DIP • Very quick to establish
4.00 kg Gemini IRG TET • Produces large volumes of grass, cutting 3/4
3.00 kg Turtetra IRG TET times a year
13.00 kg /Acre • Very quick response to fertiliser
• Open growth habit
• Winter hardy
AD Plant Medium Term 3 - 4 years
4.00 kg Base HYB TET • All tetraploid mixture
4.00 kg Tetragraze HYB TET • Use of productive hybrid and intermediate
3.00 kg Explosion INT TET ryegrass
3.00 kg Tribal INT TET • Produces large volumes of grass, cutting at
14.00 kg / Acre least 3/4 times a year
• High in protein and sugars
AD Plant Long Term 5 - 8 years
3.00 kg Explosion INT TET • Produces several high-quality cuts per year
3.00 kg Tribal INT TET • High in sugars and proteins
3.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Excellent disease resistance
2.00 kg Romark LATE DIP • Quality varieties chosen, quick to recover
3.00 kg Melfrost LATE TET • Dense sward
14.00 kg / Acre
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Heritage Hay Meadow & Wild Flower Mixture
Grasses
4.25 kg Meadow Fescue • Designed as a traditional hay meadow ley
2.00 kg Timothy • Sold with or without the wildflowers
1.00 kg Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass • Components are safe for grazing animals
1.00 kg Rough Stalk Meadow Grass and hay crop
1.00 kg Crested Dogstail • Requires cutting late in the season to
0.50 kg Meadow Foxtail allow seeds to shed
0.50 kg Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass • Do not allow thatch to build up in the
0.50 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass bottom of the crop
0.50 kg Cocksfoot
0.50 kg Sheeps Fescue
0.25 kg Sweet Vernal
0.50 kg Oat Grass
0.50 kg Red Clover
13.00 kgs / Acre
Plus optional 0.75 kg Standard Wild
Flower Mixture, comprising:
10.0% Oxeye Daisy
10.0% Lady`s Bedstraw
8.5% Common Knapweed
7.5% White Campion
7.5% Self Heal
7.5% Red Campion
5.0% Cornflower
5.0% Corn Marigold
5.0% Field Poppy
5.0% Small Burnet
5.0% Common Sainfoin
5.0% Yarrow
5.0% Yellow Rattle
3.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
3.0% Common Sorrel
2.5% Betony
2.5% Corn Chamomile
2.5% Field Scabious
Grasses & Wild Flower together 13.75 kgs / Acre
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Organic Top Yield
6.25 kg ORG Shakira IRG DIP • Italian ryegrass mixture
3.75 kg Turtetra IRG TET • Quick to establish for silage or grazing regime
2.50 kg Fabio IRG TET • Produces high sugar levels
12.50 kg / Acre • Flexible sowing, between early spring to late
autumn
Organic Protein Cutter
3.50 kg ORG Shakira IRG DIP • High yielding, reliable red clover mixture
2.90 kg ORG Fabio IRG TET • Nitrogen fixing
0.60 kg Gemini IRG TET • Dense growing bottom aids late grazing and
2.00 kg Base INT TET quality
1.75 kg Nifty INT DIP • Excellent weed suppressant
2.00 kg Harmonie Red Clover
12.75 kg / Acre
Organic Dual Purpose
3.00 kg ORG Aston Crusader HYB • Produces large cuts of highly palatable &
3.10 kg Premium INT DIP digestible forage
3.00 kg Diwan INT TET • Nitrogen fixing clovers
2.40 kg Toddington LAT PRG • Selected grasses encourage the growth of
0.50 kg Barblanca W Clover the clover
0.50 kg Merwi W Clover • Can be utilised for silage, hay or grazing
0.50 kg Merlyn W Clover
13.00 kg / Acre
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Organic Early Bite 3-4 year grazing mixture
3.00 kg ORG Aston Crusader HYB TET • Full season production
1.70 kg Nifty INT DIP • Suitable grazing for Dairy/Beef/Sheep
4.00 kg ORG Birger INT TET • Good disease resistance
1.00 kg Base INT TET • Tetraploids and clover introduce higher sugar
1.50 kg Toddington LATE DIP levels
1.00 kg Novello LATE TET • Competes well against weeds
0.80 kg Comer Timothy
0.50 kg Dumnonia White Clover
14.00 kg / acre
Organic Regal 5+ year cut & grazing mixture
1.80 kg ORG Aston Crusader INT DIP • Highly flexible dual-purpose mixture
1.80 kg Nifty INT DIP • Suitable for high quality yields of silage
1.40 kg Base INT TET • Dairy/Beef/Sheep grazing
4.00 kg ORG Birger LATE DIP • Very persistent and winter hardy
2.50 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Diverse, balanced sward with nitrogen fixing
1.50 kg Novello LATE TET clover
1.00 kg ORG Ragnar Timothy • Timothy adds early production to the sward
1.00 kg ORG Hebe White Clover
15.00 kg / acre
Organic Long Term 5+ year permanent mixture
2.00 kg ORG Aston Crusader HYB TET • Permanent grazing ley
1.50 kg Boyne INT DIP • Mixture includes dense and prostrate grasses
3.50 kg ORG Birger INT TET • Superior quality and digestibility
2.00 kg Toddington LATE DIP • Varieties chosen for excellent disease
2.00 kg ORG Polim LATE TET resistance
1.50 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue • Can be cut for hay or silage
1.00 kg Comer Timothy
1.50 kg Dumnonia White Clover
15.00 kg / acre
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Grass&Forage2020.2.indd 14 24/03/2020 10:55:37Organic Meadow Fescue Short Term 2-3 year mixture
3.50 kg ORG Minto Meadow Fescue • Includes deep rooting Meadow Fescue and
1.50 kg Pardus Meadow Fescue Timothy
1.50 kg ORG Aston Crusader HYB TET • Suitable for damper soils
1.50 kg Nifty INT DIP • Ideal for silage, hay and aftermath grazing
2.50 kg Base INT TET • Provides early grass production, sweetness
0.30 kg ORG Birger INT TET and protein
2.20 kg ORG Ragnar Timothy • Nitrogen fixing clovers
2.00 kg Blizzard Red Clover
15.00 kg / acre
Organic Meadow Fescue Long Term 5+ year mixture
6.00 kg ORG Minto Meadow Fescue • Provides deep rooting Meadow Fescue and
1.90 kg Toddington LATE DIP Timothy
0.75 kg Melfrost LATE TET • Suitable for damper soils, establishes well in
0.50 kg ORG Ragnar Timothy cool, moist soils
2.60 kg Comer INT TET • Highly palatable, persistent mixture
1.25 kg Restormel White Clover • Produces good cuts of quality silage or hay
13.00 kg / acre • Excellent productive grazing
Organic SOS One season SOS
8.10 kg Big Boss Westerwolds • Very fast growth rate
13.50 kg ORG Vetch ORG Vetch • Fixes good levels of nitrogen from the peas
5.40 kg Vetch Vetch • High yields of good legume protein
27.00 kg / acre • Ideal as a clamp filler or fertility enhancer
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All herb mixtures can be either included in any grass mixture, or sold separately.
Herbs can also be added or mixed to customers’ own prescription.
Sow @ 250-500gms per acre.
Herb Mixture “A”
30% Chicory • Chicory based, helps increase milk production
30% Plantain • Promotes higher weight gains in beef and lamb
20% Sheep’s Parsley • Drought tolerant due to deep rooting herbs
15% Sheep’s Burnet • Provides essential minerals and trace elements
5% Yarrow • Chicory is best known as a natural stock
wormer
Herb Mixture “B”
25% Sheep’s Burnet • Quality, diverse blend of palatable herbs
25% Sheep’s Parsley • Deep rooting species
25% Sainfoin • Best utilised in grazing mixtures
10% Plantain • Provides minerals and trace elements for all
5% Chicory stock types
5% Yarrow • To sow, soil temperatures must be at least
5% Ribgrass 10°C
Herb Mixture “C”
20% Chicory • More suited to equine stock but also suitable
20% Sainfoin for other stock
15% Salad Burnet • Very palatable blend of herbs
10% Sheep’s Parsley • High levels of minerals and trace elements
10% Ribgrass • Chicory is best known as a natural stock
10% Plantain wormer
5% Yarrow • To sow, soil temperatures must be at least
5% Dandelion 10°C
5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
Chicken Run Herb Mixture
30% Burnet • Formulated to add to our ‘Chicken Run’ grass
20% Lucerne seed mixture
15% Birdsfoot Trefoil • Very palatable blend of herbs
15% Chicory • High levels of minerals and trace elements
10% Parsley • To sow, soil temperatures must be at least
5% Ribgrass 10°C
5% Yarrow
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• Improves soil structure and fertility • Drought tolerant and winter hardy
• Grows on most soil types • High nutritional value
• Fixes nitrogen • Sow: between April and September
• Excellent weed suppressor • Seed Rate: 5.00 kg/ acre
Common/Winter Vetch
• Nitrogen fixing and improves soil structure • Early and rapid establishment
• Winter hardy • Sow: during autumn
• High protein content • Seed Rate: 20.00 kg/acre
Lucerne/Alfalfa
• Renowned for its slow establishing • Avoid damaging the crown, leave 2-3 inches stubble
• High yield and protein forage with low energy levels • Suited to sandy/ free draining soils as it
• Nitrogen fixing with long tap roots searches out moisture
• Up to 4 cuts a year over 5 years • Optimum pH 6.2-7.8
• Using an additive for ensiling is recommended • Sow: April – mid-Aug. Seed Rate: 8-10 kg/acre
• Rotational graze only, allow time to recover
• Can cause bloat in grazing stock
Kernow White Clover Blend Cutting mixture
35% Merlyn • Cutting blend using large and intermediate
35% Alice leafed clovers
30% Merwi • More aggressive, producing higher yields
• Suitable for conservation
• Nitrogen fixing
Dumnonia White Clover Blend Grazing mixture
35% Merlyn • Mixture of small to intermediate clover leaves
35% Jura • Survives hard grazing
30% Merwi • High protein
• Boosts output of beef /dairy / sheep
• Nitrogen fixing
Restormel White Clover Blend Dual purpose mixture
17.5% Merlyn • Blend of large to small leafed clovers
17.5% Alice • Dual purpose mixture
17.5% Aberherald • Suitable for livestock grazing
17.5% Jura • Produces good silage, hay and haylage
30% Merwi • Winter hardy and fixes nitrogen
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Root Mixtures
Early Sow Root Mix Stock graze
1.00 kg Rape/Kale Hybrid • Ideal crop for dry summers
0.50 kg Stubble Turnip • Quick to establish
0.75 kg Kale • High in protein, blended with kale
• Introduce to animals over two-week period
2.25 kg / Acre • Ensure grassland or conserved grass is
available for the stock to digest
• Always have a supply of water available
• Sow: April – September
• Graze: July - December
Late Sow Root Mix Stock graze
0.75 kg Rape/Kale Hybrid • Ideal crop for dry summers
0.75 kg Stubble Turnip • Winter hardy
0.75 kg Forage Rape • Very palatable
• Introduce to animals over two-week period
2.25 kg / Acre • Ensure grassland or conserved grass is
available for the stock to digest
• Sow: July – mid-September
• Graze: Late December onwards
Root/catch crop mixtures can be individually mixed to customers’ own requirements
Crop Average sowing rate kg/acre Sowing date Utilisation period
guide
Broadcast Direct drill
Forage Rape 4 2.5 May - end Sept July - Dec
Stubble Turnip 3 2 April - mid Sept June - Dec
Main Crop Turnip 2 1-1.5 May - June Oct - Feb
Kale 3 1-2 April - July Sept - March
Fodder Beet 50,000 seeds 1 pack/acre March - May Oct - March
per pack
Swede 2 Precision drill April - June Aug - March
150-350 gm/acre
Grade H
Direct drill 1kg
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Mustard 5 kg/acre
Phacelia 3 - 4 kg/acre
Buckwheat 20 kg/acre
Crimson Clover 5 kg/acre
Alsike Clover 5 kg/acre
Borage 5 kg/acre
Forage Rape 2.5 - 4 kg/acre
Spring Vetch 25 - 35 kg/acre
Vetch Early English (Autumn) 25 - 35 kg/acre
Organic Early English Vetch 25 - 35 kg/acre
Lucerne Pre-inoculated 8 - 10 kg/acre
Organic Lucerne Pre-inoculated 8 - 10 kg/acre
White Clover 3 kg/acre
Red Clover 5 kg/acre
Yellow Blossom Clover 2.5 - 6 kg/acre
Agricultural Chicory 3 kg/acre
Average DM Average fresh Dry matter Crude protein Digestibility
yield (tonnes/Ha) yield (tonnes/Ha) value
3.5 24 - 35 12-14% 19-20% 65D
3.5-4 28 - 40 8-9% 17-18% 68-70D
6 67 8-10% 17% 80D
8-10 60 - 65 14-16% 16-17% fresh 68D
19-25% ensiled
13-15 80 - 90 12-19% 12-13% 78D
7-10 70 - 80 9-13% 10-11% 82D
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Forage/Catch Crops
When grass crops are compromised during dry summers or cold winters, forage crops
provide highly palatable fodder, high in protein with very low production costs, thus
reducing expensive bought in feed.
Stubble Turnip
Known as a 100 day, fast growing catch crop with very flexible drilling dates. This
can be sown after first cut silage for summer grazing or after a cereal crop for winter
grazing for cattle and sheep. Strip grazing is advisable to avoid any wastage. We
recommend Frisia or Whitestar.
Forage Rape
Very fast growing and can be utilised by sheep and cattle. Extends and boosts
midsummer forage production. Ideal for fattening lambs in the autumn/winter months.
We offer two excellent varieties: Akela and Ringo. Both offer very good value for cost of
production.
Fodder Beet
Excellent supplement to grass silage. Fodder Beet offers substantial yields averaging
20 tonne / ha of Dry Matter. High sugars make this fodder very palatable for the stock.
Specialist equipment is needed for them, to lift them or strip graze. We offer a wide
portfolio of fodder beets including Brigadier and Feldherr (both mangel types) all
suitable for the South West
Kale
Is normally grown for cattle to be grazed in the autumn/winter months. A very adaptable
catch crop can be cut and fed or stripped grazed to avoid wastage. Inka is a new
variety, very high yielding and suited to dairy cattle. Burly has excellent disease
tolerance with great protein and yields. Proteor is an intermediate stem variety, very
winter hardy with good disease and aphid tolerance, ideal for sheep and cattle.
Root mixtures
High protein, winter hardy, extending grazing periods. These mixtures are very popular,
cheap to grow, reducing the need to purchase extra bought in feed (see page 18).
We offer two standard mixtures, one suitable to sow mid-summer to be utilised pre-
Christmas, and the other for autumn sowing to utilise post-Christmas.
Top Tip - check pH before drilling. Forage crops are very sensitive to low pH,
(even a pH of 6, will reduce yields). For a free pH test please contact the office today.
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Ecological Focus Area Catch & Cover Crop Options
Nitrogen Fixer (EFA)
65% Winter / Hairy Vetch • Excellent nitrogen fixing
35% Winter Forage Rye • Vigorous growth
• Winter hardy
100% Sow @ 16 kgs per acre. • Weed suppressor
Soil Improver (EFA)
65% Winter Forage Rye • Fast growing
20% White / Yellow Mustard • Suppresses weeds
10% Daikon Tillage Radish • Excellent winter tolerance
5% Brown Mustard • High fresh yield for incorporating
100% Sow @ 16 kgs per acre.
Black Grass Terminator (EFA)
80% Black / Bristle Oats • Quick to establish with vigorous growth
20% White / Yellow Mustard • Inhibits weed growth
• Controls Black Grass
100% Sow @ 16 kgs per acre. • Allelopathic compound released by the oats
• Supresses Root-Knot nematode
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Eco Mixture (EFA)
80% Winter Forage Rye • Value for money
20% White / Yellow Mustard • Excellent quality green manuring
Sow @ 16 kgs per acre. • Vigorous growth
• Good nitrogen fixation
Mix Your Own
To qualify - one cereal and one non cereal should As part of the greening measures, farmers with
be sown from the following lists: more than 15 Ha of Arable Land are to put 5% of
the land to (EFA). There are different EFAs includ-
Cereal Non Cereal ing Catch / Cover Crops, Nitrogen fixing crops,
Rye Common Vetch Fallow Land, Buffer Strips & Hedges.
Barley Mustard
Oats Phacelia
Lucerne
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Grass&Forage2020.2.indd 22 24/03/2020 10:55:40Margins (Option 1) (EE1)(EE2)(EE3)(EF1)(SW1)(SW2)(SW3)(SW4)
20% Red Fescue • Species indigenous to the UK
20% Hard Fescue • Non-invasive species
20% Timothy • Establishes well with no fertiliser
15% Amenity Tall Fescue • Suited to areas of buffer strips and field
15% Chewings Fescue margins
10% Meadow Fescue • Can be used for grass meadows
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
Margins (Option 2) (EE1)(EE2)(EE3)(EF1)(SW1)(SW2)(SW3)(SW4)
20% Red Fescue • Suited to light or damper soils
20% Hard Fescue • Establishes well with no fertiliser
20% Chewings Fescue • Can be used for grass meadows
10% Meadow Fescue • Mixture contains a less dominate Timothy
10% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
10% Small Leaved Timothy
10% Common Bentgrass
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
Margins (Option 3) (EE1)(EE2)(EE3)(EF1)(SW1)(SW2)(SW3)(SW4)
30% Red Fescue • More agriculturally based varieties
30% Timothy • Quick to establish
20% Meadow Fescue • Helps with weed suppression
15% Cocksfoot
5% Tall Fescue
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
Margins (Flower Rich) (AB8)(EE3)(EF1)
20% Red Fescue • Species indigenous to the UK
20% Hard Fescue • Non-invasive, low maintenance
20% Meadow Fescue • Establishes well with no fertiliser
15% Crested Dogstail • Produces large amounts of pollen
15% Common Bentgrass • Beneficial habitats for insects and birds
2% Common Knapweed
2% Birdsfoot Trefoil
2% Lady`s Bedstraw
2% Oxeye Daisy
2% Yarrow
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
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Beetle Bank (AB3)(EF7)
45% Cocksfoot • Produces tall tussock grass
30% Red Fescue • Ideal for nesting birds, mammals and insects
25% Timothy • Maintains soil structure from water and wind
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre erosion
Nectar Flower Mixture (AB1)(EF4)
35% Red Clover • Produces very high nectar levels
35% Alsike Clover • Attracts nectar feeding insects
17% Common Sainfoin • Sow in strips or blocks
9% Birdsfoot Trefoil • Sow no more than 0.5ha per 20ha
2% Musk Mallow • Sow between mid-March – end-May
2% Common Knapweed
Sow @ 5 kgs / Acre
Pollen & Nectar Mixture (EF4)
25% Red Fescue • Ideal for insects and birds
20% Meadow Fescue • Non-competitive companion grasses
17.5% Sheeps Fescue • Good selection of UK pollen and nectar rich
12.5% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass species
9% Red Clover
7.5% Common Sainfoin
5% Alsike Clover
3.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
Bumblebird Autumn Sown Mixture (AB16)
18% Winter Triticale • Diverse selection of different species
18% Winter Barley • Supplies the requirement of birds and nectar
15% Fodder Radish feeding insects including Bees and Butterflies
15% Crimson Clover
10% Birdsfoot Trefoil
5% Gold of Pleasure
5% Kale Untreated
5% Phacelia
5% Common Vetch
2% Common Knapweed
1.5% Wild Carrot
0.5% Oxeye Daisy
Sow @ 12 kgs / Acre
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60% Spring Triticale • Two-year duration mixture
10% Spring Barley • Provides substantial seeds for feeding during
6% Kale Blend the winter
5% Mustard • Supports small birds and mammals
5% Sunflower • Kale extends the mixture to two years
3% Quinoa
6% Linseed
5% White Millet
Sow @ 20 kgs / Acre
Wild Bird Cover (Option 2) (AB9)(OP2)(EF2)
38% White Millet • Two-year duration
26% Quinoa Blend • Diverse mixture
10% Linseed • Produces a large quantity of seeds
10% Kale • Sow as a single crop or mix with cereals
8% Forage Rape • Sow in strips at least 6m apart or in blocks
5% Fodder Radish across the field
3% Pulsar (Rape/Kale Hybrid) • You can add your own cereals to this mixture
Sow @ 8 kgs / Acre
EK21 Mixture (OP2)(GS4)(EK21)
2.00 kg LATE DIP • Very successful mixture – allow time for it to
2.50 kg INT DIP establish
1.50 kg Cocksfoot • Provides food and habitat for invertebrates,
0.80 kg Meadow Fescue including crop pollinators
1.00 kg Timothy • Productive and very high-quality forage
0.50 kg Tall Fescue • Benefits the soil structure
0.70 kg Red Clover • Reduces nitrogen fertiliser use
0.70 kg Red Clover • Suits both wet and dry soil types
0.40 kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.50 kg Alsike Clover
0.60 kg Sainfoin
1.00 kg Puna Chicory
0.20 kg Yarrow
0.40 kg Sheep’s Parsley
0.20 kg Ribgrass
1.00 kg Burnett
Sow @ 14 kgs / Acre
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Two Year Legume Fallow (AB15)
16.50% Perennial Ryegrass INT DIP • Forms a dense canopy which helps reduce
16.50% Perennial Ryegrass INT TET blackgrass
16.50% Perennial Ryegrass LATE DIP • Includes pollen and nectar rich flowers
16.50% Perennial Ryegrass LATE TET • Attracts bees and other pollinators
15% Milvus Red Clover
10% Common Vetch
7% Birdsfoot Trefoil
2% Common Knapweed
Sow @ 12 kgs / Acre
Swales Ponds & Banks (RP11)(RP7)(SW3)
70% Strong Creeping Red Fescue • Designed to retain soil on swales, ponds and
20% SSMG banks
10% Creeping Bent • Reduces water runoff, soil erosion and
Sow @ 25 grams / Sq.Meter or pollution
100 kg / acre • A dense sward will help to reduce
downstream flooding
• Traps sediments of other pollutants entering
nearby watercourses
Overwinter Cover 1 Mixture (HS9)
30% Perennial Ryegrass INT • Helps to limit erosion
30% Perennial Ryegrass LATE • Suppresses weeds
14% Crimson Clover • Reduces compaction
13% Common Vetch • Shallow rooting protects archaeology under
10% Red Clover an arable rotation
3% Birdsfoot Trefoil
Sow @ 15kgs / Acre
Overwinter Cover 2 Mixture (HS9)
60% Triticale • Over winter cover
18% Mustard • Sow and establish quickly after harvest
14% Millet Mixture • Help to limit erosion
8% Phacelia • Suppresses weeds
Sow @ 20kg / Acre
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Grass&Forage2020.2.indd 26 24/03/2020 10:55:40Flower Rich Grassland - 95%:5% (GS8)(SW7)
50% Red Fescue • Helps with soil stability
25% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass • Reduces surface water runoff
10% Crested Dogtail • Includes only UK native wildflowers
5% Timothy • Large amount of pollen and nectar rich plants
5% Cocksfoot for insects
95% • Benefits farmland birds
2% Birdsfoot Trefoil • Also available in the folowing ratios:
1.5% Common Knapweed 90%:10%, and 85%:15%
1.0% Oxeye daisy
0.5% Common Sorrel
5%
Sow @ 8kg / Acre
EFA & Environmental Stewardship Special Mixtures
Whilst we try to accommodate all the different schemes, it is not possible to list them all in this
brochure. If you are looking for a specific mixture, we are happy to amend or prescribe any blend
to your requirements.
For further help contact us - email to info@swseeds.co.uk, or call 01208 881198
Arable Silage Mixtures
Lupin Mixture
Lupins are supplied with either a blue or a white flower and blended with barley or triticale.
Standard mixtures are available on request subject to availability at time of order.
Yields range from 12-16 tonne / acre @ 30-40% Dry Matter, typical analysis will be 10-11% crude
protein and starch levels of 18-24%. Sow in April and harvest in early August – early September.
Pulse/Cereal Mixtures
Mixtures of cereals (starch) and peas (protein) can produce high yields of well balanced quality
forage. Arable silage can typically produce 12-15 tonnes of fresh material per acre and be ready to
cut in 13-15 weeks from sowing. Sown in March it can be fed as fresh cut material in mid-summer,
ensiled or bagged for winter feed.
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Grass&Forage2020.2.indd 27 24/03/2020 10:55:40Amenity & Sports
Fine Lawn
40% Chewings Fescue • Ideal for high quality front and back lawns
40% Slender Creeping Red Fescue • Fine leaves form a dense bright green
20% Browntop Bent appearance
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m² • Not ideal to play games or run animals
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2 • Use a cylinder mower to cut the lawn
Premium Lawn
45% Strong Creeping Red Fescue • Low maintenance
30% Chewings Fescue • Incredible fine finish. If rolled it will leave a
15% Slender Creeping Red Fescue superb striped effect
5% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass • This mixture does not tolerate heavy footfall
5% Browntop Bent
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Hard Wearing Lawn
30% Dwarf Perenniel Ryegrass • A tough durable mixture withstanding constant
30% Strong Creeping Red Fescue & heavy footfall
20% Chewings Fescue • Quick to recover
10% Slender Creeping Red Fescue • Easy to maintain
5% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass • Ideal for back or front lawn
5% Browntop Bent
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
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25% Strong Creeping Red Fescue • High quality seed mixture
20% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass • Fast to establish
20% Slender Creeping Red Fescue • Suitable for most soil types
15% Hard Fescue • Extremely resistant to drought
10% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass • Do not use under fir trees
5% Hard Fescue
5% Browntop Bent
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Public Open Spaces
50% Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass • Ideal for parks, verges, playing fields etc
50% Strong Creeping Red Fescue • Works well under constant use and lots of
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m² wear
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2 • Quick to establish and recover
• Highly economic mixture
Reclamation Seed Mixture
10% LATE PRG DIP • Quick to establish
10% LATE PRG TET • Suitable for landfills, spoil heaps and quarry
15% TALL FESCUE sites
15% TALL FESCUE • Tolerant to toxic soils and environmental
13% STRONG CRF stress
13% SLENDER CRF
12% CHEWINGS FESCUE
7% BROWNTOP BENT
5% BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL
100% 20 KG BAGS
Landfill Seed Mixture
18% DWARF PRG
17% DWARF PRG • Suitable for landfill, spoil heaps, quarry sites,
15% STRONG CRF country parks and general amenity areas
15% SLENDER CRF • Tolerant to toxic soils and environmental
15% CHEWINGS FESCUE stress
10% CRESTED DOGSTAIL • Clover is nitrogen fixing
6% HIGHLAND BENT • Grass species chosen for slow growing
4% SMALL WHITE CLOVER attributes
100% 20 KG BAGS
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Country Park Mixture
15% STRONG CRF • Quality low maintenance, slow growing
15% SLENDER CRF mixture
15% CHEWINGS FESCUE • Suitable for country parks, embankments,
10% CHEWINGS FESCUE housing estates, parks etc
10% SHEEP’S FESCUE • Quick establishment and dense growth habit,
10% SHEEP’S FESCUE nitrogen fixing clover
10% CRESTED DOGSTAIL
5% CREEPING BENT
5% BROWNTOP BENT
5% SMALL WHITE CLOVER
100% 20 kg bags
Caravan Park Eco Mixture
25% DWARF PRG • Economy mixture
25% DWARF PRG • Quick establishment
25% DWARF PRG • Ideal for robust use
25% STRONG CRF • Recovers quickly from heavy wear and tear
100% 20 kg bags
Sowing rate 80-120 kg / acre
Caravan Park Premium Mixture
30% DWARF PRG • Easy to maintain - dense bottom mixture
25% DWARF PRG • Fast to recover from heavy wear and tear
15% STRONG CRF • Less prone to drought, nitrogen fixing clover
15% STRONG CRF • Good colour sward
10% CHEWINGS FESCUE
5% SMALL WHITE CLOVER
100% 20 kg bags
Sowing rate 80-120 kg / acre
Wet Land Seed Mixture
18% DWARF PRG • Ideal for use along water courses around
30% TALL FESCUE ponds and other water laden areas
10% SMALL LEAVED TIMOTHY • Withstands waterlogging and prolonged wet
22% ROUGH SMG conditions
10% STRONG CRF • Suitable for light and heavy soils
10% CRESTED DOGSTAIL • Easily mown when conditions allow
100% 20 kg bags
Sowing rate 100-120 kg / acre
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Grass&Forage2020.2.indd 30 24/03/2020 10:55:40Kick Off Premium FRCSI Bowling Green Premium
30% Monroe Dwarf PRG 40% Bodega Chewings Fescue
30% Europitch Dwarf PRG 40% Barpearl Slender CRF
20% Eurosport Dwarf PRG 20% Manor Bent Grass
20% Corsica Creeping Dwarf PRG New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m²
New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m² Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Kick Off Eco FR3 On The Dot
40% Beckham PRG 25% Dickens Dwarf PRG
30% Esquire PRG 25% Vulcanus Dwarf PRG
30% Vertech PRG 25% Rossinate Strong CRF
New sowing @ 35-70 gm/m² 20% Barpearl Slender CRF
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2² 5% Highland Browntop Bent
New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Cricket Strip Premium
25% Claudine Dwarf PRG School Sports
25% Dickens 1 Dwarf PRG
25% Chardin Dwarf PRG 40% Bellevue Dwarf PRG
25% EG Resistus PRG 30% Top Gun Dwarf PRG
New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m² 30% Maxima Strong Red Fescue
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2 New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
Cricket Fielder
30% Sirtaky Dwarf PRG
25% Maxima 1 Strong CRF Please enquire for mixtures for Golf,
25% Euromarie Slender Red Fescue Polo, Airport, Caravan, and Coastal
15% Joanna Chewings Fescue sites
5% Highland Browntop Bent
New sowing @ 50-70 gm/m²
Overseed @ 20-35 gm/m2
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Wild Flower Mixtures
Cornflower Annual Damp Loam Mixture
A very colourful wildflower mixture that can be Wildflowers in this mixture are able to thrive in
sown in the spring or autumn and takes little damp loam soils. The blend of wildflower species
maintenance. Seed can be sown directly on to bare offers a diverse colour range. Low maintenance.
ground or into an existing flower mixture.
Heavy Soils Wildflower
Value Wildflower Blend of colourful flowers that are able to cope well
A blend of colourful annual and perennial with clay soils, waterlogged and sticky soils during
wildflowers. This mixture will grow in most soil winter and hard and crumbly soils during summer.
types and is designed for low maintenance. Sow in
the spring or autumn. Dry / Sandy Wildflower
Establishment of wildflowers is usually poor
Standard Wildflower on soils with low pH. This blend includes deep
A diverse mixture of wildflowers offer prolific colour rooting species which will helps source moisture.
from spring to autumn. Low maintenance. Can be Excellent range of colourful flowers and offers low
sown spring or autumn and will grow in most soil maintenance.
types.
Hedgerow Wildflower
Acid Soil Mixture Blend of wildflowers for seeding along a hedgerow.
A specially blended mixture of wildflower species This mixture includes shade and sun tolerant
chosen to grow in soil with very low pH levels. This species. Multi species mixture of excellent colour
blend offers a full display of colour from spring to during spring and autumn.
autumn. Low maintenance.
Woodland Wildflower
Calcareous Soil Mixture Flowers suited to full and dappled shade. Offers
Wildflowers are slow to establish on alkaline soils. well scented species. This mixture offers colour
This blend contains a mixture of diverse colour and amongst the trees from spring until autumn.
height. Sow in spring or autumn. Low maintenance. Thrives in old or young woodland.
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Specifically designed and blended for water Low pH soils
margins around pools, streams and ditches. This For areas of low pH values such as heathland and
mixture survives in situations of permanently wet moorland heathers, this mixture offers an excellent
soils to seasonably under water conditions. blend of high nectar flowers complementing the
local flora. Sow 100% in small areas or with grass
Companion Grasses companion for larger areas as 80/20 with the grass
Our wildflower mixtures are offered as 100% being 80%.
wildflower but in many situations a blend of
grasses can be added at the rate of 80% grass to Queen Bee (Neutral Soil)
20% wildflower. General purpose seed mixture
This mixture includes a large section of nectar
Bumble Bee Special (Neutral Soil) giving flowers with a very varied colourful display.
Pollen and Nectar Margin Mixture. Sow 100% Suitable as pure seed for small areas, for larger
seed mixture with no grasses. Sow in full sun sites areas we would suggest mixing with a grass
often south facing. Cut regularly in year one to help companion at the rate of 80/20 with the grass being
suppress weeds and allow legumes to establish. 80%. This mixture is suitable for bees, hoverflies,
Reseed after 3-4 years. butterflies and other wildlife.
Bumble Bee (Calcareous Soil) Bee Hive (Neutral Soil)
Suits pH 6.5 - 7.0 General purpose mixture
Mixture best suited to lowland meadow grassland Suitable for a wide range of soil types ranging from
and is of value to many different species of bees, 5.0 - 6.5 pH. This mixture offers a diverse blend of
hoverflies, beetles and butterflies plus many more flowers and colour and benefits bees, hoverflies,
insects. Sow 100% pure mixture in small areas and butterflies and other species of wildlife. Sow 100%
in larger areas we would suggest an 80/20 mixture of the mixture for small areas and for larger areas a
with the grass companion mixture, the grass being mixture of 80/20 with companion grasses with the
80%. 80% being grass.
Bee Happy (Damp Loam) Bumble Bee Grass Companion
Suits pH 6.0 - 6.5 Our bee mixtures are offered as 100% blend of
This mixture is ideal for lowland meadows, damp or clovers and wildflowers but in many situations a
seasonally wet soils. Sow at 100% for small areas. blend of grasses can be added at the rate of 80%
For larger areas sow with a grass companion with grass to 20% wild flower.
the grass being 80%. This mixture will flower from
spring to late autumn.
Suggested Sowing Rates
Wildflower Mixtures 100% 2 grams per square metre
Wildflower Mixtures 80/20 5 grams per square metre
Bee Mixtures 100% 2 grams per square metre
Bee Mixtures 80/20 5 grams per square metre
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Shooting Seasons
Game Starts Ends
Red Grouse August 12th December 10th
Ptarmigan August 12th December 10th
Common Snipe August 12th January 31st
Black Grouse September 1st December 10th
(Devon, Somerset, New Forest)
Black Grouse August 10th December 10th
(Elsewhere)
Duck & Geese September 1st January 31st
Coot & Moorhen September 1st January 31st
Partridge September 1st February 1st
Woodcock October 1st January 31st
Pheasant October 1st February 1st
Deer Starts Ends
Red Stags August 1st April 30th
Red Hinds November 1st March 31st
Sika Stags August 1st April 30th
Sika Hinds November 1st March 31st
Fallow Bucks August 1st April 30th
Fallow Does November 1st March 31st
Roe Bucks April 1st October 31st
Roe Does November 1st March 31st
Chinese Water Buck November 1st March 31st
Chinese Water Does November 1st March 31st
Muntjac No Close Season No Close Season
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Sow Duration Seed Rate Utilise
(kg/acre)
Cover
Flying Start April-May 1 4 October-February
Partridge Cover April-May 1 25 October-February
Wind Break April-June 1 9.5 November-February
Brooder March-June 1 7.5 All year
Cottondale March-July 2 24 November-February
High Flyer April-May 2 3 October-February
Bushy April-June 5 15 October-February
Pen Mix March-September 5 40 All year
Cover & Feed
Niko April-June 1 5 October-February
Border Delight April-May 1 20 October-February
Super Bird April-May 1 21.75 October-February
Up & Over April-June 1 10 November-February
Purdy April-June 1 10 October-February
Proper Shoot Mix May 1 13.5 October-February
Warm Cover May-June 1 14.5 September-February
Yellow Tide April-May 1 8 September-February
Both Barrels April-June 2 3 October-February
Best Drive April-June 2 3 October-February
Quinoa/Kale May-June 2 3 September-February
Kale Feeder April-May 2 3 October-February
Deer Pasture April-May 5 15 All year
Feed
Eclipse April-June 1 12 November-February
Rescue
Rescue July-August 1 5 October-February
Biocarina May-July 1 4 September-February
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Game Cover Selector
Duration Sowing Date
Black Medic 5 year + April-September
Borage 1 season April-June
Browntop Millet 1 season April-June
Buckwheat 1 season April-May
Chicory 5 year + Spring or Early Autumn
Fenugreek 5 year + April-September
Fodder Beet 1 season March-May
Fodder Radish 1 season Spring-Autumn
Forage Rape 1 season May - End September
Gold of Pleasure 1 season April-May
Japanese Reed Millet 1 season April-June
Jonty 1 season Spring/Early Autumn
Kale 1-2 years April-June
Linseed 1 season April-May
Maize 1 season April-June
Meadow Foxtail 5 year + April-September
Mustard 1 season Spring-Autumn
Pearl Millet 1 season April-June
Peredovic Sunflower 1 season April-June
Perennial Canary Grass 5 year + April-June
Phacilia 1 season April-August
Pulsar 1-2 years April-June
Quinoa 1 season April-June
Red Millet 1 season April-June
Reed Canary Grass 5 year + April-June
Sainfoin 4 year April-May
Sorghum 1 season May-June
Spring Beans 1 season February-March
Stubble Turnip 1 season April-Mid August
Sunflower 1 season April-June
Texel Greens 1 season April-August
Triticale 1 season Spring-Autumn
White Millet 1 season April-June
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover 1-2 years April-June
Disclaimer : This table is given in good faith and intended for general guidance only.
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All Year Mixtures only Mixtures only Grazing
Autumn 6 kg + 6 kg • •
September-December 10 kg + 10 kg • •
August-September 30 kg + 30 kg • • •
All Year 2 kg + 2 kg • •
All Year Mixtures only Mixtures only Grazing
October-March 50000 seeds/acre •
July-December 2.5-3.5 kg 2.5 kg • • •
July-December 4 kg 2.5 kg •
September-December 5 kg + 5 kg • •
September-December 10 kg + 10 kg • •
Autumn/Early Winter 2-3 kg 1-2.5 kg •
September-March 2-3 kg 1.5-2 kg •
September-February 25 kg • • •
September-February 40-45000 seeds/ acre • •
All Year 20 kg 20 kg Grazing
August-December 5-7 kg 2.5-5 kg •
September-December 10 kg + 10 kg • •
July-November 5 kg • • •
All Year 2.5 kg •
July-October 3-5 kg • •
September-March 2-3 kg 1.5-2 kg •
September-December 4 kg + 4 kg • •
September-December 10 kg + 10 kg • •
All Year 2.5 kg •
All Year 35 kg 35 kg • • •
September-February 12 kg •
September-January 60 kg 60 kg •
August-January 3 kg 1.75-2.5 kg •
July-November 7 kg • • •
September-January 2-3 kg 2.5 kg •
August-February 50 kg •
September-December 10 kg + 10 kg • •
All Year 2.5 kg 2.5 kg • •
Weather, local conditions and crop rotation must always be taken into consideration
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