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Serradella - after-crop - 1000 g; bird's foot

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Serradella belongs to the Fabaceae (legume) family. It develops a semi-erect habit at the initial development stage. The stems become thinner, slender, broadly branched and creeping with time. The flowers are gathered in clusters at the leaf axils. The foliage is small and odd-pinnate. Serradella's well developed root system is densely covered with nodules bulging with nitrogen fixing bacteria.

Bird's foot, as this plant is called, is widely grown as an annual, general purpose plant. Its excellent phytosanitary properties as after crop are widely respected. It is also highly valued as green forage and pasture plant. It will also help you infuse the soil with nitrogen, if you decide to use it as a green fertilizer. Serradella is grown both from pure sow and in seed mixtures, may also be cultivated as undercrop, as it tolerates shade very well.

The presented plant is undemanding in regard to the soil and belongs to the rare species that tolerate acidic and light soils. It owes its common name, the "sand clover" to that very fact. Despite high requirements in regard to water, it is able to satisfy its needs by absorbing dew and mist through hairy leaves. Small serradella seeds are sown shallow in spring for the main crop. Plan the sow for July and August, if you intend to grow it as catch crop or green fertilizer for ploughing. Serradella can be grazed as soon as it grows 20 cm tall. This plant is resistant to treading and grazing. One cutting is also possible. Serradella green forage is highly nutritious and eagerly eaten by animals. It is particularly well suited for silage. We recommend to feed it to milk cattle in the first place, as it will improve milk quality. We also value bird's foot as bio-mass that increases the amount of organic matter in soil and improves its structure. It stimulates development of useful micro-organisms. Serradella is also considered a melliferous plant.

One package contains 1000 g of premium quality seeds.

  • Use: Fodder - pastures, silage; green fertilizer; melliferous plant
  • Growth form: Semi-erect to creeping
  • Vegetation form: annual
  • Foliage: small, odd-pinnate, hairy leaves
  • Site: virtually every kind of soil
  • Weight: 1000 g

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Germination

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