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GRASSES




WHITE MILLET

  • White Millet is best suited to more southerly regions of the UK as it is a sunshine loving plant and is not frost hardy
  • It provides warmth, shelter and feed to game birds and will attract wild seed-eating birds such as finches
  • Millet is particularly attractive to grey and red-legged partridges and if sown alone can be used for early holding cover
  • When required to last longer into the season it performs well if sown with Maize but will combine well with a variety of other game cover crops
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Untreated

 

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AMBUSH MILLET MIX

  • Ambush Millet Mix is a combination of White Millet and Japanese Reed Millet
  • The Reed Millet being a stronger plant and more winter hardy provides cover while the White Millet produces plentiful seed to hold the birds in the cover
  • It is an ideal mixture for use as a wind-proof belt on the outside of a block of maize or as a flushing point at the end of maize
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Untreated

 

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MILLGAME MILLET MIX

  • Millgame Millet Mix uses both Red and White Millet and is useful as the Red matures earlier than the White, therefore extending the feeding period
  • This mixture can produce huge amounts of high protein feed per acre and when combined with maize creates an excellent cover and feed crop
  • Pack size 1 acre (5kg) Untreated

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GIANT SORGHUM

  • Giant Sorghum is a Sorghum x Sudan grass hybrid standing approximately 2 metres tall or more and therefore is extremely useful as a windbreak to protect more vulnerable crops
  • Its deep rooting system enables it to withstand drought conditions. Useful as a flushing crop even though the Giant Sorghum is prone to lodging later in the season
  • Pack size 1 acre (12kg) Fungicide treated 

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DWARF SORGHUM

  • Dwarf Sorghum has a short, sturdy, broad-leaved stem and a substantial seed-head, providing birds with warm cover throughout the shooting season
  • Often sown as a companion to Maize with the bulkier, shorter Sorghum plants giving protection to the birds below the taller growing maize plants (see Four Ten) Average height 1 - 1.25m
  • Pack size 1 acre (8kg) Fungicide treated plus untreated (limited)

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INTERMEDIATE SORGHUM

  • Intermediate Sorghum as suggested by its name, is in between giant and dwarf in height, approx 1.5m
  • Useful as a windbreak around other game cover crops, it provides pheasants and partridges with protection from overhead predators
  • Has an attractive seed-head
  • Pack size 1 acre (8kg) Fungicide treated plus untreated (limited)

 

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OVER N' UNDER SORGHUM MIXTURE

 

  • A combination of two differing heights of Sorghum
  • The shorter Dwarf Sorghum will give the birds protection from predators with the taller Sorghum acting as a windbreak
    • 50% Giant Sorghum
    • 50% Dwarf Sorghum
  • Pack size 1 acre (8kg) Fungicide treated

 

 

 

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CANARY GRASS
(Phalaris Aquatica)

  • Canary Grass provides excellent medium to long term nesting cover for pheasant and partridge and can be used to both hold and drive birds
  • It is useful in areas where annual planting is not an option, either because it is uneconomic or too difficult and is a good choice to use
  • between tree rows in newly established woods
  • Care must be taken to drill in wide enough rows to prevent the Canary Grass becoming too dense and therefore impassable to
  • the birds
  • Annual management should be undertaken to keep the rows clear and topping is beneficial if the grass becomes too tall, with the debris being removed
  • Pack size 1 acre (2.5kg) Untreated

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REED CANARY GRASS
(Phalaris Arundinacia)
 

  • Reed Canary Grass is similar to Phalaris aquatica but is more suitable for use in exposed northern regions as it is a much hardier plant and will tolerate a wide range of soil types
  • It not only offers nesting and cover to pheasants but also provides wild birds with nesting sites
  • The crop is purely for cover and does not provide feed so bare patches may be left unplanted or later cut out to provide areas for artificial feeding
  • As with Phalaris aquatica drilling in wide rows is necessary rather than broadcasting or the crop will become too dense and annual management should be undertaken to keep the rows clear
  • Topping is beneficial if it becomes too tall, with the debris removed
  • Pack size 1 acre (2.5kg) Untreated
 

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