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 | 0.80kg |
Crimson clover | 2.00kg |
Linseed | 2.00kg |
Phacelia | 1.50kg |
Berseem clover | 1.20kg |
Vetch | 4.30kg |
Total | 24.60kg |
Usage instructions
Rate | 2ha pack – 24.6kg |
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 |