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Green Manure - Winter Tares - 2.5kg Pack

Winter Tares (2.5kg pack)

Winter Tares is an annual fast growing vetch once established. It fixes nitrogen and is winter hardy. For the best weed suppression mix with Rye and broadcast seed, raking well afterwards, from March to May for digging in after about 2 months or July to September for digging.

Improve your soil fertility, increase the humus content, improve the structure of the soil or simply blanket the bare soil and suppress weed growth whilst the ground is not in use.

Product Part No: 31423

Pack size: 2.5Kg For 100 Sq.M.

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Price: £16.90

When to Sow

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Additional Details

When to Sow Winter Tares Seeds

March to May and July to mid-September.

How to Sow

Broadcast at 15gm per square metre or in rows 4cm deep and 15cm apart.

Growing Time

Up to 3 months or over winter.

Soil Type

Slightly heavy land, will not survive on acid soils.

Digging In

Any time up to flowering.

Coverage

10 square metres. 1 ROD - 5.5 x 5.5 sq. yds. = 30.25 sq. yds. or 25.3 sq.m.

Comments

Good nitrogen fixer. Slow growing in autumn, so best sown in rows for easier weed control.