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Borage

	Borage

	This is a cobalt blue flowered herb, said to be introduced into Britain by the Romans, but is now considered to be indigenous. It is a fast growing annual completing its full growing cycle in about four months. The plants are very robust and hardy and with its rapid growth rate, it tends to smother out most weeds. Borage flowers attract both wild and honey bees in very large numbers. Sown in the Spring at 8 kilos per acre and swathed in July when seed-drop is imminent, this oil crop will thrive on most soil types.

Linseed

	Ingot

	High yielding, yellow seeded variety. Medium short plants that produce a valuable oilseed crop for the premium markets.

	Linus

	Very high yielding variety that matures early. The plants are medium tall with excellent standing power.

Mustard

	Tilney

	This variety produces high green weight matter up to flowering. Church of Bures are the sole maintainers in the UK for Tilney Mustard. It is ideal for the annual set aside scheme. It has excellent standing ability and produces large volumes of green matter and residual fibre. There is a leaflet available from us, which offers all the necessary information.

Sweetcorn

	Early Extra Sweet F1

	Early variety about four days earlier than Tasty Gold. Good emergence and early vigour. An excellent variety for the early fresh market. Plant height 1.6m, ear length 20cms. Supersweet type

	Sweet Nugget

	An early variety of outstanding yields with long cobs and uniform kernels.

	Tasty Gold F1

	Supersweet midseason variety. Strong upright growth suitable for most growing areas. Plant height 1.8m, ear length 22 cms.

	Sweet Wonder F1

	A week later than Tasty Gold to mature. Sturdy plants with good disease resistance. Plant height 1.8m, ear length 22 cms.

Vetch / Tares

	Vetches are leguminous and becoming increasingly important in UK agriculture. They form an essential part of any green manure mixture as their leafy plant is ideal for ploughing in to improve soil humus and structure. Arable silage mixtures also benefit from the inclusion of vetches.

	English Early

	Its nitrogen-fixing properties and ability to smother weeds due to its dense foliage make this an ideal part of the organic conversion process. As a leafy and leguminous plant it is an excellent cost effective crop especially on organic farms.

Seeds Required Per Satute Acre

Beans-Broad	75 kilos
Beans-Spring & Winter	75 kilos
Borage	6 kilos
Canary	15 kilos
Clover, Red	6.5 kilos
Clover, White	2 kilos
Fodder Radish	5 kilos
Kale	2 kilos
Linseed	25 kilos
Lucerne	9 kilos
Maize	15 kilos
Maples	100 kilos
Mangel	3.5 kilos
Mustard (Broadcast)	9 kilos
Mustard (drill)	6 kilos
Parsnip	7 kilos
Peas	100 kilos
Rape (drill)	3 kilos
Rape (Broadcast)	5 kilos
Runner Beans	20 - 40 kilos
Oats & Tares	75 kilos
Ryegrass (alone)	15 kilos
Sunflower	5 kilos
Swede	2 kilos
Sweetcorn	8 kilos
Tares	62.5 kilos
Turnip	2 kilos
Turnip (Stubble	3 kilos

1 Hectare =	2.471 acres
1 Acre =	.4047 hectares

EU Seed Regulations

All seeds scheduled in the Seeds Regulations have been tested in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations and in purity (as defined) and germination are not less than the prescribed declarable minima percentage, unless otherwise stated. For declarable minima purity (P) and germination (G) figures see below.

	G	P
Beans-Broad	98	80
Beans-	98	85
Clover-Red	97	80
Clover-White	97	80
Cocksfoot	90	80
Fescue-Meadow	95	80
Fescue-Red	90	75
Fodder-Beet	97	73
Fodder Radish	97	80
Kale	98	75
Linseed	99	85
Lucerne	97	80
Mangel	97	73
Maples	98	80
Mustard	98	85
Peas	98	80
Radish	97	70
Rape	98	85
Ryegrass-Hybrid	96	75
Ryegrass-Italian	96	75
Ryegrass-Perennial	96	80
Sunflower	98	85
Swede	98	80
Timothy	96	80
Trefoil	97	80
Turnip	97	80
Vetches	98	85