Soil Booster Drill ‘n’ Fix
This Soil Booster mixture brings the benefits of Daikon Tillage Radish’s ability to scavenge nutrients from deep in the soil profile, breaking up compaction while absorbing key nutrients with the large taproot.
Soil Booster Drill ‘n’ Fix also has the crimson clover’s ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available nitrogen, helping reduce fertiliser inputs for the following crop while improving soil health by adding organic matter.
Key benefits
- Rapid growth
- Nitrogen fixing
- Nutrient scavenging
- Reduces nutrient leaching
- Improves soil structure and health
Mixture breakdown
| Catch crops | Weight (kg) |
| Tillage radish | 4 kg |
| Crimson clover | 10 kg |
| Total | 14 kg |
Discuss your catch crop requirements
Sowing rate: 1 ha pack – 14 kg
Sowing time: Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES
Sowing depth: 10-15 mm
Sowing instructions: Cultivate to achieve a fine, firm seedbed. Ploughing is not permitted if sowing in the ACRES scheme. Sow in good conditions (warm with rain forecast). Roll after sowing to ensure good soil/seed contact.
After sowing: Crop must remain in place until after 1 January if sown within ACRES. Leaving the crop in place over winter will help improve soil structure and reduce soil erosion.