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Variety Rich Sheep Pasture 5.8
€88.90
A diverse herbal ley for sheep which has been designed for Irish conditions. The inclusion of herbs provides important minerals and anthelmintic compounds. 10kg bag. 94.5% organic seed. Organic licensees will need to obtain a derogation from their certification body before planting these seeds. More details below.
Seeding Rate: 35kg/ha 14kg/acre
Permanent Sheep Pasture with Herbs 5.8
Pastures with a diverse mixture of species provide numerous benefits. Clovers and other legumes produce nitrogen and high protein feed. The inclusion of deep rooting grasses provide resilience to drought and improve soil stucture. Herbs provide important minerals for livestock and bestow other health benefits such as the anthelmintic effect of chicory and trefoil. A balanced mixture with a good variety of grasses, clovers and herbs will fill the ecological niches of the pasture. This makes them higher yielding than monocultures and better at keeping weeds out.
Typical contents of 5.8 mix:
Clovers 11%
- White Clover 5%
- Red Clover 2%
- Alsike Clover* 2%
- Birds Foot Trefoil 1%
- Yellow Trefoil* 1%
Low Grasses 40.5%
- Per Ryegrass 25.5%
- Red Fescue 15%
Tall Grasses 42%
- Timothy 10%
- Meadow Fescue 12%
- Festulolium 15%
- Tall Fescue 5%
Herbs 6.5%
- Chicory* 2%
- Fennel 2%
- Burnet 1%
- Ribgrass 1%
- Yarrow* 0.5%
* Conventional untreated seed
If you have any questions please ring Elmer on 02750710 for more information.
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