Dual Purpose
Germinal’s Dual Purpose grass seed mixture produces a five-year ley, with a balanced blend of intermediate and late heading varieties, making the ideal flexible long-term cutting and grazing ley.
Dual Purpose is available with chicory and is suitable for all livestock systems with excellent spring and autumn grazing.
| kg/acre | Variety | Type | Heading date |
| 3.00 | AberWolf HSG | Perennial ryegrass | 28 May |
| 2.00 | AstonEnergy | Perennial ryegrass (T) | 01 June |
| 4.00 | AberBite HSG | Perennial ryegrass (T) | 05June |
| 3.00 | Delika | Perennial ryegrass | 05 June |
| 1.00 | SeedMark Dairy | White clover blend | |
| 13.00 kg |
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Heading date average for Dual Purpose is 1st June for central Britain. When cutting for silage, aim to cut 5-10 days before average heading date for optimum quality
| Sowing rate | 32 kg/ha (13 kg/acre) |
| Sowing time | March/April or August/mid-September |
| Sowing depth | 15mm (1/2 inch) or broadcast |
| Sowing instructions | Drill into a fine tilth
Moist and warm soil conditions (minimum 5˚C) Roll before and after drilling for good soil-to-seed contact
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| Additional comments | Where no white clover is included, the sowing date can be extended to the end of September |