NITRO seed mix

Description

Want to improve soil quality naturally while benefiting pollinators? That's exactly what our 5-species green manure seed mix is for! Each species enriches the soil with nitrogen, increasing future yields. Forget fertilizers and use an ecologically sustainable solution while supporting pollinators.

Features:

• life cycle: annual, perennial
• flowering period: may-october
• size: 10-60 cm
• soil: dry, average
• growing area: sunny
• pollination factor: 9/10

The following species are included:

• baltacim (Onobrychis viciifolia) - 30%
• hornwort (Lotus corniculatus) - 15%
• red clover (Trifolium pratense) - 20%
• white clover (Trifolium repens) - 10%
• borage (Trifolium incarnatum) - 25%

Vetting advice:

It is best to on a prepared, weed-free, free-standing surface, raked to a fine dusting free. You should then count on 2-3 grams per square metre. For fresh grass you can also mix this mix with grass seeds (2-3 grams per 100 grams of grass or 1-2 grams per square metre of the appropriate amount of grass. Alternatively it can also be sown between existing grass mixes, but it is still important to leave some free ground. The way to do this is to keep it low cut the grass low and then go over the area once or twice with a lawn aerator. Then the felt layer is rolled out and the seeds can be sown in the grass. It is better to calculate with 3-4 grams per square metre. If you do not aerate the lawn, the seeds will not germinate at all or only barely! Afterwards it is important keep the area moist (not wet) during the germination period (3-4 weeks) This may mean several small waterings a day in dry, warm weather. Annual species will flower in the first year, most perennials from the second. After about 4-6 weeks after sowing, you can cut them once. If you cut more than once at the beginning, the species will stunt a little so that they grow shorter and flower sooner. The mixture is much more drought tolerant than grass, but the testes will thrive in the severe drought they'll appreciate about twice a month watering (spearwort, hornwort and yarrow, on the other hand, are still green even in drought conditions). In the long term, the aim is to create a nice, biodiverse, flowering area with much less maintenance and saving lots of water: you don't need to mow often to achieve this (just more often at the beginning if you like them lower). Over time, the butterflies in the mix will become more widespread.

We wish the seeds a good germination!

Recommended seeding rate:

sown alone 2-3 grams/m²

sown with grass seeds: 1-2 grams/m²