Rye & Vetch Winter Fix
Ref: MIXCCS6
The combination of Rye and Vetch is a great option for keeping soils covered and protected during the winter. Rye (often called Rye Corn or Cereal Rye) is known for its ability to scavenge and hold soil nutrients, stopping them being washed out during wet weather. Vetch is a deep rooting legume and will provide soil cover all the way through the winter. This mix has the added benefit that it can be sown in late autumn, right up until October, later than many other green manure species.
Pack size 150 grams
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Species breakdown in this mix
Rye
Also known as grazing or cereal rye, this is one of the most effective crops for reducing nitrogen leaching over the winter and it also has good early winter growth, making it one of the best winter green manures. It will also give the earliest spring growth, which may be used for clean early spring grazing. It should not be confused with Ryegrass, as this is a different species, with different characteristics
Vetch
Vetch is a well known legume also known as common vetch or tares. It scrambling, smothering growth habit and frost tolerance make it a very useful winter cover crop or green manure.
| % | ||
 | certified forage rye | 80.0 |
| certified common vetch | 19.5 |
| Beneficial Soil Microbes | 0.5 |
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