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Grass Seed Range
2017
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AGRICULTURAL GRASS SEED MIXTURES
SHORT TERM EXPRESS
7.0 kg POLLANUM/PELETON, Westerwolds Ryegrass
7.0 kg DANERGO, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
14.0 kilos per acre
This mixture is formulated to produce a large crop of
hay or silage in a relatively short space of time (around
12 weeks from sowing). It will respond well to nitrogen
and can be aftermath grazed if required.
(3-4 YEARS)
Like the 1 year ley, this mixture is designed to
produce large cuts of good quality hay or silage. It’s
speed of growth will be slightly slower than the
“Short Term Express” but is formulated to last 2
years rather than just 1 year. Again, it will respond
well to nitrogen so is ideal for high input regimes.
RED CLOVER SHORT TERM
(1-2 YEARS)
4.0 kg LIGRANDE/FOX, Diploid Italian Ryegrass
3.0 kg ITARZI, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
2.5 kg DANERGO, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
3.0 kg MILVUS/HARMONIE, Red Clover
12.5 kilos per acre
A short term ley low input ley mixture that will be
excellent for high quality silage or hay production
as well as lamb fattening. This ley will leave good
quantities of nitrogen for any following crop.
MEDIUM TERM
(3-4 YEARS)
5.0 kg ABEREVE, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
4.0 kg SOLID, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
2.0 kg ABERDART, Diploid intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
2.0 kg TODDINGTON, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
14 kilos per acre
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Formulated for lower input situations, this
mixture includes white clover which will not
only fix quantities of atmospheric Nitrogen
for the grass but will also add protein and
trace elements to the animal’s diet. It is
suitable for both cutting and grazing.
RED CLOVER MEDIUM TERM
SHORT TERM
4.0 kg LIGRANDE/FOX, Diploid Italian Ryegrass
3.0 kg ITARZI, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
2.5 kg DANERGO, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
3.0 kg MILVUS/HARMONIE, Red Clover
14.0 kilos per acre
(3-4 YEARS)
4.5 kg ABEREVE, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3.5 kg ABERDART, Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg ASTON ENERGY, Tetraploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
2.0 kg TODDINGTON, Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
0.6 kg BARBLANCA, Large Leafed White Clover
0.6 kg AVOCA, Medium Leafed White Clover
0.3 kg RIVENDEL, Medium Small Leafed White Clover
14.0 kilos per acre
(1 YEAR)
(1-2 YEARS)
WHITE CLOVER MEDIUM TERM
With a good balance of Hybrid and Perennial
Ryegrass, this mixture will provide produce high
quality forage whether cut or grazed. If grazed, the
sward will be fully productive for around 3 years
but if cut, it should last well into a 4th year. Will
respond well to bagged nitrogen applications.
4.0 kg SOLID, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3.5 kg ABEREVE, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
2.5 kg ABERDART, Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
3.0 kg MILVUS/HARMONIE, Red Clover
13.0 kilos per acre
Red Clover is becoming a popular option in medium term leys, giving annual yields significantly higher than
white clover. The clover rich sward that this mixture will produce is suited not only to producing high quality
hay or silage, but also excellent, highly palatable grazing, ideal for cattle grazing and lamb fattening (although
not breeding ewes due to the high oestrogen levels in the Red Clover). The Red Clover may need “topping up”
especially if the ley is going to be used into a 4th year.
LONG TERM
(5-7 YEARS)
2.0 kg ABEREVE, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3.0 kg ABERDART, Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
3.5 kg ASTON ENERGY, Tetraploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
3.0 kg PASTOUR, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TWYMAX, Tetraploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
14.0 kilos per acre
A well balanced long term ley mixture that is
equally suited to cutting or grazing. Suitable
for farms where large quantities of bagged
nitrogen are applied, this mixture will
respond well to applied fertiliser.
WHITE CLOVER LONG TERM
(5-7 YEARS)
2.0 kg ABEREVE, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3.0 kg ABERDART, Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg ASTON ENERGY, Tetraploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
3.0 kg PASTOUR, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TWYMAX, Tetraploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
0.4 kg BARBLANCA, Large Leafed White Clover
0.6 kg AVOCA, Medium Leafed White Clover
0.5 kg RIVENDEL, Medium Small Leafed White Clover
14.0 kilos per acre
The same well balanced mixture as the
“Long Term” but with white clover included.
This will make the mixture suitable for lower
input situations where little or no bagged
fertilizer is used. The combination of various
leaf sizes of white clover makes the mixture
flexible in that it can be cut, grazed by cattle
or grazed by sheep.
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INTENSIVE GRAZER
3.5 kg FOXTROT, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
3.0 kg PASTOUR, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg CANCAN, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TODDIMGTON, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TWYMAX, Tetraploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
14 kilos per acre
Using only prostrate, late heading varieties
of Perennial Ryegrass, this mixture will
produce a dense palatable and digestible
sward especially suited to Intensive
grazing. The excellent winter hardiness and
persistence of the ley will mean that the ley
will be productive for a good few years.
3.5 kg FOXTROT, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.0 kg PASTOUR, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg CANCAN, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TODDINGTON, Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg TWYMAX, Tetraploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
0.3 kg BARBLANCA, Large Leafed White Clover
0.6 kg AVOCA, Medium Leafed White Clover
0.6 kg CRUSADE, Medium Small Leafed White Clover
14 kilos per acre
The “Intensive Grazer” mixture including a
balanced formulation of persistent white
clover varieties highly suited to grazing.
WHITE CLOVER INTENSIVE GRAZER
Ideal for overseeding either damaged pastures or ones that are showing signs of wear, this mixture can be
direct drilled into the existing sward or can be broadcast and will help to extend the ley for a further 2-3 years.
If broadcast, for best results, the sward should have just been cut or grazed. A passing of a chain harrow will
open up the sward and then after broadcasting the seed, a roller (preferably a ring roller) should be used
which not only presses the seed into the soil but also re-firms up the surface creating a better environment for
the seed to germinate into.
HORSE & PONY PADDOCK
4.75 kg Diploid Early Perennial Ryegrass
1.50 kg Diploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
4.00 kg Diploid Late Perennial Ryegrass
1.00 kg Timothy
2.25 kg Strong Creeping Red Fescue
13.5 kilos per acre
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n Maincrop Turnip
n Rape x Kale Hybrid n Fodder Beet
n Catch Crop Mixtures n Gamecover Crops
n Stubble Turnip
n Kale
n Mustard
n Fodder Radish
n Gamecover Mixtures
Please contact us to discuss any requirements that you have
2 & 6 METRE MARGIN MIXTURE
6.0 kg DANERGO, Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass
4.0 kg SOLID, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrassr
10.0 kilos per acre
4.5 kg SOLID, Tetraploid Hybrid Ryegrass
3.0 kg ASTON ENERGY, Tetraploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
2.5 kg CALIBRA, Tetraploid Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass
10.0 kilos per acre
We are able to offer a comprehensive range of:-
ELS/HLS MIXTURES
SHORT TERM OVERSEEDER
LONG TERM OVERSEEDER
ROOT SEEDS AND FORAGE CROPS
This overseeding mixture is designed to
improve a ley which is due to be down for
a further 4-5 years.
This mixture will produce a hard wearing,
resilient sward which will be highly suited
to grazing horses. This mixture can also be
cut for hay if required. The Creeping Red
Fescue and Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
will fill out the bottom of the sward helping
to give good ground cover whilst Timothy
is included for it’s palatability and hay
making qualities.
20%
20%
20%
5%
20%
15%
100%
Sheeps Fescue
Timothy
Red Fescue
Bentgrass
Meadow Fescue
Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
35%
30%
35%
100%
Red Fescue
Timothy
Cocksfoot
20%
20%
15%
10%
5%
5%
10%
5%
5%
5%
100%
Meadow Fescue
Chewings Fescue
Sheeps Fescue
Red Fescue
Timothy
Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
Red Clover
Alsike Clover
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Common Vetch or Sainfoin
Suggested sowing rate @ 8-10 kilos per acre – packed in 10 kilo bags
A six species mixture containing no more than 20% of one species
and is therefore in compliant with the existing FERA guidelines. This
is a low maintenance mixture not containing any Cocksfoot and is
an ideal companion mixture for wild flowers, legumes or herbs if a
greater diversity of species is required. This mixture can be supplied
with Cocksfoot instead of the Bentgrass and Smooth Stalked
Meadow Grass, if desired.
BEETLEBANK MIXTURE
Suggested sowing rate @ at 8-10 kilos per acre – packed in 10 kilo bags
A mixture that will produce a tussocky sward, ideal for bird,
mammal or insects. Will establish on a wide range of soil types.
POLLEN & NECTAR FLOWER MIXTURE
Suggested sowing rate @ 7.5 – 10 kilos per acre – packed in 5 kilo packs
A grass and legume blend designed to produce a sward rich in
pollen bearing plants, ideal for enhancing bird, insect and mammal
activity.
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WILD BIRD COVER MIXTURE
50%
25%
7%
8%
10%
100%
Spring Triticale
White Millet
Kale
Quinoa
Fodder Radish
Suggested sowing rate @ 16-20 kilos per acre – packed in 20 kilo packs
An enhanced version of the basic Wild Bird Cover mixture which will
provide a source of food for birds throughout the late Autumn and
Early Winter. This mixture can be established either in strips as field
margins or in designated blocks.
ARABLE REVERSION/GRASSLAND
RE-CREATION MIXTURE
12%
20%
10%
3%
15%
20%
15%
5%
100%
Timothy
Red Fescue
Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
Crested Dogstail
Sheeps Fescue
Cocksfoot
Meadow Fescue
Bentgrass
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Red Fescue
Smooth Leaved Timothy
Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
Sheeps Fescue
Bentgrass
Crested Dogstail
Oxeye Daisy
Field Scabious
Self Heal
Black Knapweed
Birdsfoot Trefoil
30.00%
30.00%
20.00%
7.00%
3.00%
3.00%
2.00%
1.50%
1.25%
1.00%
1.00%
0.25%
100%
Crested Dogstail
Meadow Fescue
Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
Meadow Foxtail
Meadow Buttercup
Common Vetch
Black Knapweed
Self Heal
Yarrow
Wild Carrot
Oxeye Daisy
Cowslip
Sow at 6 – 7.5 kilos per acre – packed in 15 kilo bags
If you have a specific requirement for your stewardship scheme which is
not covered by any of the above mixtures, please contact us and we will
do our best to meet your special criteria.
Sow at 10-12 kilos per acre – packed in 10 kilo packs
A mixture complying with the ELS rules regarding the maximum single
species allowances, it is suitable for sowing into a wide range of soil
types. It is a long term mixture and can be easily cut for hay or silage if
required as well as grazed
HLES FIELD CORNER/BUFFER MIXTURE
(FLORISTICALLY ENHANCED)
20%
15%
20%
20%
10%
10%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
100%
HLES GRASSLAND RECREATION MIXTURE FOR
CULTIVATED LAND (FLORISTICALLY ENHANCED)
Sow at 7 – 8 kilos per acre – packed in 10 kilo packs
AMENITY GRASS SEED
We are able to offer a range of a comprehensive range of amenity grass seed mixtures
designed specifically for:
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Shaded Areas
Summer Sports Pitches
Racecourses
Public Spaces
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Back Lawns
Areas requiring low maintenance grass
Winter Sports Pitches
Polo Pitches
Reclamation Areas
Please contact us for more details and prices.
Please note that all images used throughout this publication are for illustrative purposes only
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Scredington
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
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+44(0)1529 421081
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