Catch crop
Soil Booster Gold
Soil Booster Gold is a catch crop mixture offering a wide variety of benefits due to the diverse nature of the species included. It will aid water infiltration, helping drainage while also suppressing weeds from its ability to produce a large amount of biomass in a short window.
Product benefits
- Nitrogen fixing
- Organic matter
- Supress weeds
- Reduce nitrogen leaching
- Biomass production
- Soil conditioning
- Improved drainage
Mixture breakdown (2ha)
| Catch crops | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|
| Tillage radish | 2.00kg |
| Fodder radish | 4.00kg |
| White mustard | 3.00kg |
| Forage rape | 3.80kg |
| Brown mustard | 1.00kg |
| Crimson clover | 2.00kg |
| Linseed | 2.00kg |
| Berseem clover | 1.20kg |
| Vetch | 4.30kg |
| Sunflower | 3.00kg |
| Total | 26.50kg |
Usage instructions
| Rate | 2ha pack – 26.50kg |
| Time | Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES |
| Depth | 10-15mm |
| Process | 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. |
| Comments | 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 |