Cereals
Providing weed suppression and nitrogen-fixing properties, cereal cover crops can be sown later on in the season than other cover crops. Cereals can be sown as a straight or within a mix with fast-growing, deep-rooting brassicas.
Buying from Farm Seeds is simple - choose your items and checkout immediately online with a debit or credit card or apply for a credit account today. We process all account requests within one working day and once approved (we only need to do this once), orders can be placed online in just a couple of clicks. Your goods will be delivered promptly and we'll send an invoice for settlement within 28 days.
Buying from Farm Seeds is simple - choose your items and checkout immediately online with a debit or credit card or apply for a credit account today. We process all account requests within one working day and once approved (we only need to do this once), orders can be placed online in just a couple of clicks. Your goods will be delivered promptly and we'll send an invoice for settlement within 28 days.
If you can't find what you're looking for or just need a bit of a hand, don't hesitate to get in touch by emailing info@farmseeds.co.uk, calling us on 01205 281906 or click here to request or download a catalogue.
Black Oat Seed (Avena strigosa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Also known as Japanese or bristle oats
- Quicker growing and more fibrous roots than conventional oats
- Produces high volumes of organic matter
- Frost-sensitive, highly effective cover crop
Sowing rate: 30-50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £54.00 | £2.16/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £51.00 | £2.04/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £48.00 | £1.92/kg |
Forage Rye Seed (Secale cereale)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Excellent tillering capacity
- Early vegetative growth
- Winter hardy
- Can recover quickly after grazing or cutting.
Sowing rate: 75kg/ac
Pack quantity
500kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £550.00 | £1.10/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £522.00 | £1.04/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £495.00 | £0.99/kg |
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Spring Triticale Seed
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- A wheat/rye hybrid cereal providing good cover and feed in marginal low fertility areas where it will thrive with little input
- Useful in situations where maize and millet are not options and where brassica sickness is a problem
- Further important advantages are its ability to withstand rabbit attack, its winter hardiness and good disease resistance
Sowing rate: 150kg/ha
Pack quantity
500kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £550.00 | £1.10/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £522.00 | £1.04/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £495.00 | £0.99/kg |
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