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Sheeps Fescue

Grass

(Festuca ovina )

A fine leaved native fescue. Very slow growing so limited forage value but it is tolerant of low fertility situations. Very hardy and persistent

Uses

Grazing / Amenity

Sowing Rate

Up to 3 kg/acre within a mixture

Persistence

Perennial 7+ Years

Sowing Period

May to August

Yield Potential

8t DM per ha.

Management

A potential component for upland restoration type mixtures on marginal land. More useful for amenity uses.

Additional Info

A valuable option for areas under little management such as wildflower meadows where it presents little competition.

You can buy Sheeps Fescue or in the following Mixtures:

Herbal Ley

Multispecies mixture

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Organic Herbal Ley

Multispecies mixture

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GG45 Rough

Traditional rough mixture

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GG90 Heritage General Purpose Wildflower Mixture

Our most popular wildflower mixture. GG90 Heritage is a general purpose mixture that does well on most soil types.

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PP5

No perennial ryegrass mix

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Low Input Grassland

Scheme: SW7

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Mat Forming + Herbs

Schemes: Cration of Water Margins & Creation of Grass Strips

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Mat Forming

Schemes: EFA Margins (EFAM), AHL4 & IGL3

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Basic Margin Mix

Schemes: Creation of Grass Strips, AHL3, AHL4 & IGL3

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Habitat Strips

Schemes: SW3 & SW4

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Intensive Grassland Mixture

Scheme: SW8

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