- Purple vetch - Soft Seeded
- Rainfall: 450mm-600mm+
- pH: 5.0-8.0
- Most Soil Types
- Late maturing variety
- Suitable for grazing, hay or green manure
- Mostly grown as a mixture with cereals for hay
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Purple Vetch
(Vicia americana)
- Most soil types
- Late maturing variety
- Suitable for grazing, hay or green manure
Specifications
Sowing rate (pure)
20 - 25 kg/ha
Sowing rate (mixture)
10 - 15 kg/ha
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Vetch
Vetch is an annual pasture/forage/grain legume, extremely palatable at all growth stages, from early green shoots, as dry matter/hay or silage through to seedpods and seeds over summer. It has a very high feed value for animals as green plants and dry matter as well as grain.
Vetch is an annual pasture/forage/grain legume, extremely palatable at all growth stages, from early green shoots, as dry matter/hay or silage through to seedpods and seeds over summer. It has a very high feed value for animals as green plants and dry matter as well as grain.
Vetch is an annual pasture/forage/grain legume, extremely palatable at all growth stages, from early green shoots, as dry matter/hay or silage through to seedpods and seeds over summer. It has a very high feed value for animals as green plants and dry matter as well as grain.