Annual Ryegrass
Ryegrass is an annual temperate grass or cereal crop, grown as either a forage- or grain crop. It is categorised as a forage cereal together with Oats and Triticale. Forage cereals produce forage for autumn, winter and spring.
Arrowleaf Clover
Arrowleaf clover is an annual legume used for both grazing and fodder conservation (hay or silage). It exhibits good cold tolerance and germinates well at low temperatures. It is well suited to loam and sandy soils with acidic pH, where its deep tap root can penetrate up to 1.5m into the ground thus sourcing moisture from lower in the soil profile.
Bahia Grass – Cover Crops
Bahia grass is a summer growing perennial forage crop. This creeping grass grows with rhizome-like stolons enabling stands to fill open areas…
Blue Buffalo Grass – Cover Crops
Blue Buffalo grass is a summer growing perennial forage crop. The plants are tufted and can have short rhizomes.
Cocksfoot – Cover Crops
Cocksfoot is a tufted, perennial grass that is best adapted to cool-season production. Due to the abundance of leaves produced, it does not lose much quality in winter or when it becomes reproductive. It grows strongly during spring and autumn, with poor growth during winter and limited summer growth (not as strong as Tall Fescue).
Couch Grass
Plant Couch grass (Blackjack), a top quality seeded bermudagrass, which adds density and deep green colour to your warm –season turf.
Dolichos – Cover Crops
Dolichos is a prostrate, twining, herbaceous annual/ biennial crop. It is a summer legume crop with a well-developed taproot system.
Forage Pea
Forage Pea is an annual, cool season legume with an upright- or prostrate- growth form. Forage Peas have a dual purpose, namely used for grain- and as a diverse forage crop. Legumes have the ability to fix atmospheric Nitrogen, reduce the N requirements of the species in a blend as well as the follow-up crop.
Forage Sorghum – Cover Crops
Forage Sorghums are erect, annual, summer grasses. They are widely adapted, but thrive in hot areas. The main stream Forage Sorghums in SA are hybrids and many different types of crosses exist.
Grazing Vetch – Cover Crops
Grazing vetch aka Woolly pod vetch is an annual or biennial (rarely) leguminous plant. It produces most of its growth during autumn, winter and spring. It is most commonly used as grazing or hay production.
