VINEYARD COVER CROP MIXTURE

• PRODUCES NITROGEN FOR THE VINEYARD
thanks to the bean and the clover in the mixture

• STRUCTURES AND PROTECTS THE SOIL
With high biomass production

• NATURALLY FIGHTS NEMATODE 
Thanks to the rye in the mixture

Mixture details

32% Fabaceae 53% Gramineae 15% Brassicaceae
Species Variety / Type % Weight No. kernels/m² at min density Frost sensitivity Benefits
Fava bean CHIARO DI TORRELAMA 20% 60 -8 °C Very productive fava bean with TKW around 450g. Very good in mixtures
Bristle Oat  AVENA STRIGOSA LATE 33% 130 -10 °C Produces biomass and develops rapidly, fast coverage, improves soil structure and traps carbon
Daikon Radish RAPHANUS SATIVUS DAIKON 15% 54 -7 °C Deep root to structure the soil. After destruction the roots will leave big holes in the soil for macro porosity.
Rye SECALE CEREALE MID EARLY 20% 10 -15 °C Cereal rye, to harvest green in spring for mid-early harvest.
Crimson Clover TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM 12% 205 -15 °C "Winter" annual clover, good biomass development in autumn, not sensitive to frost, usefull to produce nitrogen in spring before sowing of spring crops.

Sowing & Cultivation

Sowing period Mid August
Sowing rate 25 - 30 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 cm
Duration Annual

Ideal sowing is in spring or end of summer in 1 cm depth

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