Organic Wild Atlantic Winter Greenmanure Mix

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Green manure for sowing until end of October. Exclusive to Fruit Hill Farm. More details below.

Sow Months: April-Oct

Field Rate: 80kg/ha

Horticulture Rate: 1kg covers 100m²

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Great green manure mix also suitable for a late sowing until the end October.
Quick cover and hardy legumes will develop strongly in Spring to provide extra Nitrogen for next crop.
Very good root development.
Exclusive to Fruit Hill Farm (on the Wild Atlantic Way in Bantry, centre of the universe).

Contents:

Squarrose Clover 10%
- Long taproot.
- This plant belongs to the autumn-spring cycle. Can tolerate temperatures of -10°C at its rosette stage.
Crimson Clover 10%
- Produces an abundant crop and grows in a great range of soils and climates.
- It is fast growing and provides exceptional weed suppression.
Wild Ancient Rye 30%
- A special advantage of the wild rye is the powerful and fine root system, which penetrates the entire arable profile.
- The plant is a deep-rooted and will improve the fertility and drainage of the soil.

Vetch 20%
- Produces a lot of bulky foliage that suppresses weeds, adds organic matter and improves the texture of the soil.
- It is easy to dig in.
- Very Winter hardy!

Black Oats (Japanese Oats) 30%
- Its dense root system is beneficial to soil texture.
- Provides good soil coverage.
- Black oat is reported to have nematicidal effect.

How to sow green manures:

Prepare a reasonable seed bed.
Broadcast you seeds. If you have a large area to cover it is a good idea to divide the seed and the land into 4 parts to avoid running out of seed.
Rake in and water if soil is dry.

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