• Yellow flowers in a larger head than birdsfoot trefoil.
• Flowers: June-August.
• Requires: Moist.
• Height: 30 cm.

Sow at 3kg/acre 

• A low growing cover crop which suppresses weeds and ifxes nitrogen
• Can be sown amongst brassica crops
• May be grazed by sheep
• Main use is as a green manure undersown in cereals
• Low growth habit makes it useful in vegetable intercropping systems

Sow at 5kg per acre

• Rapid growth
• Will produce large amounts of organic matter
• Not winter hardy

Sow at 24kg/acre

• Quick growing game cover or green manure crop
• A fast growing cover crop, ideal for failed spring crops.
• Quick to establish and suppresses weeds
• If sown July will be ready to provide cover within 6 to 8 weeks

Crop Height 60-80cm

Sow at 5kg/acre

• Fast growing brassica
• Provides cover within six weeks of sowing
• Grows similar to forage rape reaching a height of 60-80cm
• Best planted in early autumn as a rescue crop 

Sow at 2kg/acre

• Annual, nitrogen-fixing legume with rapid establishment
• Upright growth habit
• Can be used as a forage crop or to produce haylage

Sow at 6-8kg/acre

• Often sown alongside maize, or on more exposed sites
• Very good standing power due to short growth habit.
• Ideal cover providing a warm holding area for birds.

Crop height: 100-125cm

Sow at 12kg per acre

• Produces warm and dense cover.
• Deep roots help it to withstand drought conditions.
• Works well as a windbreak protect more vulnerable crops.
• Sorghum is useful for flushing as it encourages the birds to lift above the cover.

Crop Height: 200-300cm

Sow at 12kg per acre

• 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

Sow at 10kg/acre

• Capable of shedding up to 1 tonne of seed per acre
• Sheds high protein seed which will help reduce feed bills
• Seeds are highly sought by pheasants, partridges and farmland birds
• Ideal for use with companion crops such as kale or a rape/kale hybrid

Crop Height: 80-150cm

Sow at 2kg/acre

• Very easy to establish and will grow rapidly providing cover until the first winter frosts
• Can be sown alone or as a companion to other species
• Ideal early cover, killed by frost, creates shelter for birds
• Popular as a green manure crop, fast growing and suppresses weeds
• Supplied in 25kg bags - call for other/larger quantities

Sow at 4-7kg/acre

• Type 2 nematode resistant (ability to reduce nematode populations by 85%) 
• Late maturing variety 
• Produces high levels of biomass
• Deep tap root helps with compaction 

Sow at 5kg/acre 

• Green manure crop with biofumigant properties
• Winter-hardy, easy to establish, cost effective
• Reduces wireworm and PCN populations
• Suppresses Verticillium wilt and Sclerotinia in potato production
• Effective as game cover crop

Sow at 2kg/acre

• Will grow on poor soils and exposed areas
• Second year growth can reach 2 metres
• Takes two years to become fully established
• Driving or nesting cover

Crop Height First Year: 50-60cm

Sow at 2.5kg/acre

• Type 1 nematode resistant (ability to reduce nematode populations by 90%)
• Quick to establish
• High levels of biomass help suppresses weeds

Sow at 5kg/acre

Often grown for its frost tolerance Scala brown mustard will help suppress weeds and improve soil structure.

Sow at 2.5kg/ha 

• Fast growing 
• Excellent weed suppressant 
• Will grow on poorer soil 

Sow at 6kg/acre 

• Tall perennial cover
• Driving and nesting cover potential
• UK native
• Can be sown on difficult soil types
• Produces stolons and creeps

Crop Height First year: 50-60cm

Sow at 2.5kg/acre

• Highly effective at combating compaction 
• Good levels of biomass production 
• Will scavange and store left over nitrogen 

Sow at 5kg/acre 

• Borage is a nectar rich, annual flower
• Grows 2-3 feet with bright blue flowers
• Abundant source of easily digestible material 

Sow at 5kg/acre

• Thick, bushy seed producing plant
• Seed shed occurs in early autumn
• Very fast establishment with weed smothering properties
• Can be used adjacent to flight ponds
• Can be sown in woodland glades

Crop Height: 70-120cm

Sow at 20-25kg/acre

• Brightly coloured legume which attracts large numbers of insects
• Excellent weed suppressor
• Fast establishing and good nitrogen fixer

Sow at 5kg/acre

• Well suited to poorer and nutrient deficient soils.
• Fast maturing free-branching plant
• Produces a seed attractive to birds, especially partridges
• Useful mixture for exposed areas combined with triticale, barley and linseed

Sow at 5kg/acre

• Very fast establishment
• Tolerates a wide range of soil types
• Broken canopy is very attractive to partridges
• Autumn seed shed produces a palatable feed

Sow at 25kg/acre

• Extremely fast growing catch crop
• Blue flowers attract huge numbers of insects
• Pollen and nectar provider
• Competes well with weeds
• Care should be taken in following crops as phacelia can reseed itself

Sow at 2.5kg/acre

• A drought resistant crop
• Requires little or no inputs
• Sainfoin is high in protein

Sow at 25kg/acre

• 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

Sow at 25-50kg/acre

• An important element of many silage and grazing mixtures
• Persistent and good for fixing nitrogen
• Very palatable for livestock and high in protein
• Continued defoliation stimulates root growth and nitrogen fixation
• Prefers to be shallow sown into a fine, firm seed bed

Sow at 2-3kg/acre

Farmseeds will supply a named, certified variety of white clover