Two Year Legume Fallow 20kg – With Timothy AB15 / NUM3 / CNUM3

The AB15 / NUM3 / CNUM3 Two Year Legume Fallow – With Timothy is a specialist seed mixture designed to establish a two-year legume fallow with a combination of flowering legumes and Timothy. The mixture is formulated with Common Vetch, Red Clover, Sweet Yellow Blossom Clover, Lucerne, Alsike Clover and Yellow Trefoil alongside Timothy, creating a diverse sward intended to provide green cover through the winter months and flowering vegetation during spring and summer.

Common Vetch is the largest component at 38%, while Timothy makes up 23% of the mixture. Red Clover, Sweet Yellow Blossom Clover, Lucerne, Alsike Clover and Yellow Trefoil provide the flowering legume component. The mixture has a stated height of 20–150cm and flowering period from May to September.

Sow in spring using a shallow drill and roll establishment method at 13kg per acre. A 20kg pack provides approximately 1.54 acres of coverage at the recommended sowing rate. Always check the current requirements applying to your particular SFI or Countryside Stewardship agreement before establishment.

Schemes

AB15 – Two Year Legume Fallow
NUM3 – Legume Fallow
CNUM3 – Legume Fallow

Always check the current requirements of the relevant agreement before sowing, including species composition, establishment method, location, duration and management requirements.

Features & Benefits

• Two-year legume fallow seed mixture with Timothy

• Combines flowering legumes with Timothy

• Contains seven species

• Includes Common Vetch, Red Clover and Lucerne

• Contains Sweet Yellow Blossom Clover, Alsike Clover and Yellow Trefoil

• Includes 23% Timothy

• Designed to establish a legume fallow

• Provides green cover during winter

• Flowers during spring and summer

• Stated flowering period May–September

• Suitable for spring establishment

• Shallow drill and roll establishment

• 13kg per acre sowing rate

• 20kg pack

• Approximately 1.54 acres coverage per pack

• Suitable for AB15, NUM3 and CNUM3 applications where the mixture meets the applicable requirements

Applications

The Two Year Legume Fallow – With Timothy is intended for:

• Two-year legume fallows

• Legume fallow areas

• Flowering legume areas

• Agricultural environmental management

• Areas requiring green cover through winter

• Spring-established environmental areas

• Countryside Stewardship AB15 applications

• SFI NUM3 applications

• SFI CNUM3 applications

• Environmental areas where the mixture meets the applicable scheme requirements

Application Rate

13kg per acre

A 20kg pack covers approximately 1.54 acres at the recommended sowing rate.

Coverage is approximate and may vary according to ground conditions and establishment method.

When to Sow

Spring.

Establish using a shallow drill and roll method.

Pack Size

20kg

Approximate coverage: 1.54 acres at 13kg/acre.

Seed Mixture

Key Species

Common Vetch – 38%
The largest legume component of the mixture, contributing to the flowering legume element of the established fallow.

Timothy – 23%
The principal grass component, included alongside the flowering legumes to create the specified mixed seed formulation.

Red Clover – 15%
A significant flowering legume component contributing to species diversity within the fallow.

Sweet Yellow Blossom Clover – 10%
Included as part of the diverse flowering legume component.

Lucerne – 8%
A further legume species included within the mixture.

Alsike Clover – 4%
Adds additional clover diversity to the flowering component.

Yellow Trefoil – 2%
A flowering legume included to broaden the species composition.