Ireland
August 19, 2016
Credit: Germinal
Germinal are pleased to announce their options for catch crops. These mixes are designed to enhance and condition soil structure, fix nitrogen and capture nutrients. These mixes conform to GLAS and Greening requirements.
Our new catalogue for Catch Crops is now available.
Catch Crop Brochure 2016
Regardless of whether or not you are participating in the GLAS or Greening Schemes, catch crops offer multiple benefits to improving soil condition in arable situations. At Germinal we have designed a range of catch crop mixtures to comply to GLAS and Greening Rules, while also bringing multiple benefits to your soil.
SOIL BOOSTER PRO (1Ha pack – 20 kg)
Phacelia 5kg Spring Vetch 15kg
Key benefits
• Fast establishment
• Nitrogen fixing
• Improves soil structure
• Suited to rotations containing Oilseed Rape
• Supress weeds
SOIL BOOSTER MAX (1 Ha pack – 25 kg)
Tillage Radish 5kg Spring Vetch 19kg Phacelia 1kg
Key benefits
• Quick establishment
• Nitrogen fixing
• Nutrient scavenging & reduced nutrient leaching
• Soil conditioning
• Reduces erosion
• Supress weeds
SOIL BOOSTER PLUS (2 Ha pack – 20kg)
Tillage Radish 10kg Forage rape 6kg Phacelia 4 kg
Key benefits
• Rapid establishment
• Nutrient scavenging
• Reduces nutrient leaching
• Soil conditioning
• Supress weeds
SOIL BOOSTER GRAZE (2 Ha pack – 16 kg)
Forage rape 6 kg Leafy Turnip 10 kg
Key benefits
• Rapid growth
• Soil conditioning
• Improves soil structure
• Reduces nutrient leaching
• Supress weeds
• Suitable for grazing after 1st December
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