Soil Booster Pro
A rapidly establishing mixture that will provide a canopy and outcompete weeds. Vetch can fix nitrogen and, with good frost tolerance, will maintain a canopy over winter.
Phacelia has both a fibrous root system and a taproot that improves soil structure. Soil Booster Pro is an ideal option where oilseed rape is in your rotation.
Key benefits
- Fast establishment
- Nitrogen fixing
- Improves soil structure
- Suited to rotations containing oilseed rape
- Suppress weeds
Mixture breakdown: Soil Booster Pro (1ha)
Soil Booster Pro breakdown | |
Vetch | 12.00kg |
Phacelia | 4.80kg |
Total | 16.80kg |
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Sowing rate: 1 ha pack – 19 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 within 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.