Landsberger Mix

Landsberger mix contains -

• Vetch (Vicia pannonica).
• Crimson Clover.
• Westerwold Ryegrass.

Crimson Clover - A good ground cover that will help with weed suppression, it is quick and easy to grow. It can take a degree of frost but even if it does die back the winter roots are beneficial. Good nitrogen fixer. Suits most soils especially useful in sandy ones. Great feed value.

Vetch - Masses of growth here and nitrogen too. Good weed suppressor and lots of organic matter. Very good feed value.

Westerwold Rye Grass - This is an annual form of ryegrass which is very fast to establish and produce forage. It is a very good N lifter and is very quick to make a large root mass making it suitable as a green manure. It effectively seeks out and mops up nitrate in soil.

Benefits of Landsberger Mix:

• Provides large quantities of fresh and dry matter.
• Excellent feed value.
• Good root structure.
• Good ground cover.
• It has an above-average capacity for humus production and leaves the soil in excellent condition.
• The growth can be grazed, used as fresh feed, ensiled or left as a mulching cover crop.

All cover crops should be either tilled in, (mulch)mowed low to the ground, or smothered by (organic) mulches before they go to seed.