Bee-Ready Hybrid Brassica

Product Description

• Seed Agronomy Table

  Seeding Rate - Dryland (kg/ha)

  2-8

  Seeding Rate - High Rainfall/Irrigation (kg/ha)

  10 - 15

  Maturity

  Early

  Leaf Type

  6-9 Months

• Seed Treatment

  XLR8™ optional

• Endophyte

  N.E.

• Enterprises For This Seed

  Viticulture and Horticulture

• Strengths

  Fast establishing Tolerant of drought and low fertility Excellent feeding value including summer

• Limitations

  Susceptible to broad leaf herbicides Slow growth in winter

• Plant Description
  Stems

  In late spring, stiff spreading flowering stems emerge from the leafy crown, growing to a height of 1.5 metres. They are hairy, hollow, branching and sparsely leafed, exuding a milky sap if cut.

• Pasture Type And Use

  Commonly sown in Autumn, Bee Happy Brassica is a rapidly establishing plant, useful for weed suppression, soil health management and erosion control. Bee Happy Brassica is a fast to flower crop perfect for improving hive health following wintering and providing early floral resources.

• Establishment
  Sowing/Planting Rates In Mixtures

  2 to 10 kilograms per hectare

  Sowing/Planting Rates as Single Species

  5 to 10 kilograms per hectare

  Sowing Time

  Autumn or Spring

  Fertiliser

  Ideally sowing with starter fertilizer, MAP or DAP at a rate of 80kilogram per hectare

• Establishment Guarantee

  At S&W Seed Company Australia we're so confident about our seed genetics and seed quality, we will replace seed at half the original purchase price if it fails to establish satisfactorily in the first thirty days* Read more