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Smallholding => Techniques and skills => Topic started by: Rosemary on July 28, 2011, 02:47:07 pm

Title: Grass, green manure and other forage seeds
Post by: Rosemary on July 28, 2011, 02:47:07 pm

Just found this lot www.cotswoldseeds.com (http://www.cotswoldseeds.com). Looks interesting - off for a good look now.

Title: Re: Grass, green manure and other forage seeds
Post by: Crofter on August 01, 2011, 06:55:28 pm

Thanks Rosemary

I've bookmarked it to look at later. :)

Title: Re: Grass, green manure and other forage seeds
Post by: Rosemary on August 01, 2011, 08:28:19 pm

I ordered the organic catalogue - it's a mine of useful information and comes with another booklet about green manures.

Title: Re: Grass, green manure and other forage seeds
Post by: waterhouse on August 05, 2011, 11:22:24 pm

...and they're good to deal with too.

Title: Re: Grass, green manure and other forage seeds
Post by: Fronhaul on August 07, 2011, 04:50:18 pm

Interesting although their forage rape is quite expensive. 

We are very soon to try some forage rape on an area of about 20 acres we are working on reclaiming.  The contractor who has been doing the heavy work told me he was very cynical about using it until he saw the results on someone else's land and has now used it just broadcast and trampled in by sheep on his own land with great results.  Fingers crossed.