Bespoke Catch & Cover Mixture Methodology

Bespoke Catch & Cover Mixture Methodology

Green Farm Seeds offers a comprehensive range of cover crop mixtures but extends to bespoke mixtures also. Composing a mixture that is both viable and economical can be challenging - the three steps below offer some methodology to enable you to do so.

Avoid...

Inappropriate seed rates - mixture percentages are based on weight rather than seed number. For example, there are over ten times the number of seeds per gram of phacelia than rye. More than five species in a mixture - low quantities of lots of species will have little positive effect on the soil.


All straight species packed in 25kg or 5kg

Information provided in this catalogue is given in good faith, and should act as a guide only. Local conditions, weather and crop rotations to will affect performance.