Festulolium Silage Ley - 2 Year Dry Land Ley

Ref: mixaf

A natural hybridisation of Italian ryegrass and fescue, combining the deeper rooting, stress resistant genes of fescue with the bulky yield and high quality of Italian ryegrass. An ideal mixture for dry areas, this will give a high yielding drought resistant crop that lasts for 2 years.

Sowing & Growing Guide

Persistence (0-10 Years)

Yield (0-20 T DM/Ha)

Grazing Suitability (1-5)

Cutting Suitability (1-5)

Units Ac Ha Kg

£59.85 / Acre

Sowing rate: 14.0kg/acre (35.0kg/ha)

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	Vetches for bulk (10 Kg) £32.50/Acre N Fixer. This is a winter-hardy annual which can be grown on its own to fix large amounts of N, or with westerwolds or rye for the protection of soils over the winter. It is the best legume for over wintering and can be left until May when it produces around 200kgN/ha. Best sown during September and by mid October. Vetch makes good silage and is often mixed with oats. Limited stock, please call for availability
	Bottom Grass (2 Kg) £10.60/Acre The addition of ‘bottom’ or ‘grazing-type’ ryegrass can help to fill out the sward in more upright, open leys.
	Timothy for heavy ground (2 Kg) £13.50/Acre One of the most important and flexible species which is used both environmentally and agriculturally. It will grow abundantly on heavy ground and, although it only has a shallow root structure, it still persists well on lighter land in dry years. Timothy is a very persistent and hardy grass, free of disease. It is palatable to most classes of stock.
	Red Clover - Boost protein (1 Kg) £12.30/Acre N Fixer. The best clover for N fixation, soil structure and weed suppression. Sow March to September. Lasts for at least two years and will make silage.Red clover can be used as part of your greening measures, as a 'pasture legume' or a 'nitrogen fixing crop' option.
	Crimson clover (spring sowing) (1 Kg) £5.20/Acre N Fixer. Annual legume sown late summer or after harvest by mid September for winter sheep keep. Will flower if left until May.
	Balansa clover (autumn sowing) (1 Kg) £7.98/Acre An annual clover with characteristic trifoliate leaves, which grows on most soil types. Noted for its winter hardiness when compared to other annual clovers like Egyptian and Persian Clover.
	White Clover - Large Leaved (1 Kg) £17.50/Acre White clover is one of the most popular legumes in the UK. White clover varieties can be categorised into small, medium and large leaf sizes, the larger leaf varieties such as Alice and Barblanca are more upright and suit cutting situation such as silage leys and also cattle rather than sheep grazing.