Legumes and Clover
Legumes are excellent nitrogen fixers and make an excellent forage crop as the require little to no fertiliser as a crop input. They are also high in protein which make an excellent choice for livestock.
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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 or calling us on 01205 281906.
Crimson Clover Seed (Trifolium incarnatum)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Brightly coloured legume which attracts large numbers of insects
- Excellent weed suppressor nitrogen fixer
- Fast establishing, hardy annual
Sowing rate: 15kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £85.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £80.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £76.00 |
Spring Vetch Seed (Vicia sativa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Nitrogen-fixing, fast establishing legume
- Can be sown in the spring or autumn
- Provides a large amount of nitrogen - available to the following crop
- Best suited to dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown as a mixture with rye
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £45.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £42.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £40.00 |
Alsike Clover Seed (Trifolium hybridum)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- A nitrogen-fixing legume that is better suited to wet, acidic soils
- Can cope well with cooler temperatures
- Requires shallow sowing and a firm seedbed
- Very similar growth habitats to Red Clover
Sowing rate: 25kg/ac
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £275.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £261.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £247.00 |
BINGO Purple Vetch Seed (Vicia atropurpurea)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Purple Vetch is more frost tender than other Vetch varieties
- Grows vigorously in a short period of time
- Susceptible to frost and will be taken out by temperatures below freezing
- Nitrogen-fixing properties
- Superior weed suppression
Sowing rate: 20kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £75.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £71.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £67.00 |
Forage Pea Seed
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- High protein forage and valuable feed source
- Nitrogen fixing properties that can be undersown
- Aids soil fertility once harvested and incorporated into the soil
- Deep penetrative roots that break up soil compaction
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £29.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £27.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £26.00 |
Hairy Vetch Seed (Vicia villosa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Fast establishing legume with vigorous Spring growth
- Helps suppress weeds and prevent soil erosion
- Nitrogen-fixing crop that prefers dry, alkaline soils
- Commonly sown with Forage Rye
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £105.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £99.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £94.00 |
Lucerne Seed (Medicago sativa)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Lucerne is a longer term perennial clover which fixes large amounts of nitrogen from the air to enrich the soil
- Widely used for green manure and has a large tap root
- Ideally suited to light and chalky soils as well as dry climates
- Supplied innoculated
Sowing rate: 25kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £190.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £180.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £171.00 |
Persian Clover Seed (Trifolium resupinatum)
Description
2-3 Day Delivery
Description
- Grows well in the spring if autumn sown and has good regrowth after cutting and grazing
- Best used in grass or legume mixtures
- Nitrogen fixer and can also be a useful forage plant
Sowing rate: 5kg/ac
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £163.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £154.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £146.00 |