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Clover-rygrass-blend for perennial use

Benefits:

  • One to two or more years of uses
  • For grazing or harvest
  • Very low costs per cut, as no annual sowing is necessary
  • Dense and tread-resistant turf
  • Low site requirements
  • When red clover declines in the second year, white clover contributes more to the stock
  • Highly humus-enriching, optimal for carbon farming and regenerative cultivation methods

Blend details:

Weight % : 32 % Perennial ryegrass
23 % Bastardweidelgras
18 % Red clover
15 % Italian ryegrass
12 % White clover
Free of crucifers : yes
Free of legumes : no
Winter hardy : yes

Crop rotation suitability:

Maize ++
Cereals ++
Oilseed rape ++
Sugar beets +
Potatoes
Intensive crops
Legumes
+ suitable / ++ strongly recommended

Usage:

  • Green manure
  • Biogas- and fodder production
  • Humus formation
  • Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
  • Protection against erosion
  • Nitrogen fixation

Agronomic features:

Weed suppression: 6
Protection against erosion: 9
Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: 7
Humus formation: 9
Cold- and frost resistance: 8
Drought tolerance: 8
bad / early / short / low
good / late / long / high
Type of root Tuft root
Rooting depth 350 cm

Cultivation recommendations:

Recommended sowing rate 40 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 - 2 cm
Sowing period August bis Mitte September
Fertilization An early fertilization to promote the initial development is recommended.
Sowing method Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences
Harvest As green forage with loader wagon, for silage use with loader wagon or with chopper after prewilting phase
Harvest date April until late September

04.01.2023 16:36:42 // 3.00

Cover crop programme 2024