Green manures

Bristle oat is an old European crop that is particularly suitable for reducing free-living nematodes (pratylenchus, trichodorus), especially on light, sandy soils. Suitable for all soil types, even acidic soils. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.Bristle oat is an old European crop that is particularly suitable for reducing free-living nematodes (pratylenchus, trichodorus), especially on light, sandy soils. Suitable for all soil types, even acidic soils. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Mixture contains 25 % red clover, 40 % perennial rye grass, 35 % Italian rye grass (the mix may vary). Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm.

Green manure plant that cleanses soil of nematodes. Very vigorous, strong roots. Sowing depth: 3-4 cm.

Perennial, very frost hardy and undemanding green manure plant. Tillers strongly and forms a thick root mass, good as winter catch crop, grows quickly even during drought. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Produces good soil structure and is a first class food plant for honey bees, bumble bees etc. March sowings come into flower by July, later sowings to the beginning of September produce good green manure and are killed off by the frost. October sowin...

A mix of vigorous varieties that germinate quickly and rapidly cover the ground. The "Rapid Ground Cover mix" consists of buckwheat (50 %), fodd radish (25 %), mustard (15 %) and phacelia (10 %). Suitable for all situations. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm....A mix of vigorous varieties that germinate quickly and rapidly cover the ground. The "Rapid Ground Cover mix" consists of buckwheat, phacelia, fodd radish and mustard. Suitable for all situations. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Winter hardy green manure/fodder mixture of rye and vetch. Stops winter soil leaching, strongly surpresses weeds. Sowing depth: 2-3 cm.

Winter hardy catch-crop mixture for turning under in spring. Mix consists of winter peas, rye grass and winter vetch. Sowing depth: 4-5 cm.

The winter vetch with its deep rooting habit, counts as one of the best winter catch crops for enriching the soil and imbuing it with readily available organic materials. Excellent as a preceeding crop especially to heavy feeders. Sowing depth: 2-5 c...

Very quick growing, undemanding and leafy catch crop. A late flowering variety that copes fairly well with drought. Rapid ground cover plant that suppresses weeds. Should not be grown before Brassica crops. Sowing depth: 1-3 cm.