RED VETCH

(VICIA ATROPURPUREA)

VARIETY: BINGO
Available exclusively through the EnviroSeeds range, the use of BINGO red vetch is an exciting development in short term cover crops. BINGO establishes more quickly, produces more biomass and is more susceptible to frost than common vetch.

P.O.A

Sowing info

Sowing Period: Mar – Oct

Sowing Depth: 102cm

Sowing Rate: 25-50kg/ha

Winter Hardy: NO

Benefits

  • Fast growing, nitrogen-fixing legume
  • Suits early Autumn sowing where winter kill is important
  • Breaks down quickly once incorporated
  • Ideal for use in mixtures with berseem clover
  • Bred by leading breeder Jouffray-Drillaud