Fast Growth Cover Crop Seed Mix 25kg – SAM2 / CSAM2

Sowing Rate: 12.5kg per hectare | 25kg bag covers approximately 2 hectares

The Fast Growth Cover Crop Seed Mix is a specialist agricultural cover crop mixture formulated for rapid establishment and strong plant growth during the cover crop period. The four-species formulation combines Mustard, Oil Radish, Phacelia and Tillage Radish, bringing together brassica species and Phacelia in a diverse cover crop designed for soil surface protection and root development.

Designed for UK farmers, landowners, estates, agronomists and agricultural environmental management professionals, this fast growth cover crop mix is intended for areas where establishing vegetation quickly is an important part of wider soil and land management.

The mixture is designed to provide soil cover while supporting root growth associated with soil structure and soil biology. It is also intended to help minimise nutrient leaching, soil erosion and runoff during the cover crop period.

The formulation contains 50% Mustard, 30% Oil Radish, 10% Phacelia and 10% Tillage Radish. The stated height is approximately 20–200cm, with a flowering period from May to September.

Sow at 12.5kg per hectare in late summer to early autumn, using drilling or broadcasting into warm soils. One 25kg bag provides approximately 2 hectares of coverage at the recommended sowing rate.

This mixture is intended as a cover crop and cannot be harvested as a cash crop. The supplied formulation contains four species, so the current requirements of the relevant SAM2/CSAM2 action should be checked against the formulation before treating or marketing the product as meeting scheme requirements.

Schemes

SAM2 – Winter Cover Crop
CSAM2 – Winter Cover Crop

This seed mixture is intended for winter cover crop applications associated with SAM2 and CSAM2, subject to the formulation meeting the applicable requirements.

Important: The supplied formulation contains four species. Before marketing this product as compliant with SAM2 or CSAM2, confirm the current action specification, including requirements relating to the number and types of species, plant families, establishment method, sowing period and management.

Always check the current requirements of the relevant SFI or environmental land management agreement before purchasing, sowing or establishing the mixture.

Features & Benefits

• Fast growth cover crop seed mixture
• Four-species formulation
• Contains Mustard, Oil Radish, Phacelia and Tillage Radish
• Designed for rapid cover crop establishment
• Designed to protect the soil surface
• Provides root growth to support soil structure
• Supports soil biology
• Helps minimise nutrient leaching
• Helps minimise soil erosion
• Helps minimise runoff
• Combines brassica species with Phacelia
• Suitable for drilling or broadcasting
• Designed for sowing into warm soils
• Suitable for late summer to early autumn establishment
• Stated flowering period of May–September
• Height approximately 20–200cm
• Recommended sowing rate of 12.5kg/ha
• 25kg pack
• Approximately 2 hectares coverage per pack
• Cannot be harvested as a cash crop
• Suitable for environmental land management areas where the mixture meets the applicable requirements

Applications

The Fast Growth Cover Crop Seed Mix is intended for:

• Fast growth cover cropping
• Winter cover crop establishment
• Soil surface protection
• Agricultural environmental management
• Root-based soil management
• Supporting soil structure
• Supporting soil biology
• Areas where nutrient leaching needs to be minimised
• Areas where soil erosion needs to be minimised
• Areas where runoff needs to be minimised
• Areas requiring rapid cover crop establishment
• SFI winter cover crop projects, subject to current requirements
• Environmental land management areas where the mixture meets the applicable scheme requirements

Application Rate

12.5kg per hectare

A 25kg pack covers approximately 2 hectares at the recommended sowing rate.

Coverage is approximate and may vary according to ground conditions, seedbed preparation and establishment method.

When to Sow

Late summer to early autumn

Drill or broadcast the seed into warm soils.

Establishment timing should take account of prevailing soil and weather conditions and the requirements of the applicable environmental agreement.

The supplied specification states that this cover crop cannot be harvested as a cash crop.

Pack Size

25kg bag

Approximate coverage: 2 hectares at 12.5kg/ha.

Seed Mixture

Key Species

Mustard – 50%
The principal component of the formulation, accounting for half of the total seed mixture and providing the main brassica element.

Oil Radish – 30%
A major brassica component contributing to the root-based structure of the cover crop mixture.

Phacelia – 10%
A distinct species within the formulation, adding plant diversity alongside the brassica components.

Tillage Radish – 10%
A further radish component included within the fast growth cover crop formulation.

Fast Growth Cover Crop Seed for UK Farms

The Fast Growth Cover Crop Seed Mix provides a four-species formulation for farmers and landowners looking to establish a dedicated cover crop during the late summer and autumn period.

The combination of Mustard, Oil Radish, Phacelia and Tillage Radish brings together different plant types within a single seed mixture. The formulation is designed around rapid cover crop establishment, root growth and soil surface protection, making it suitable for agricultural environmental management applications where the mixture meets the relevant requirements.

For professional users sourcing winter cover crop seed for UK farms, the 25kg pack provides approximately 2 hectares of coverage at the recommended 12.5kg/ha sowing rate.

Establishment

• Establish in late summer to early autumn.
• Sow into warm soils.
• Prepare the ground appropriately for the selected establishment method.
• Drill or broadcast the seed.
• Sow at 12.5kg per hectare.
• One 25kg bag covers approximately 2 hectares.
• Manage the established cover crop in accordance with the relevant scheme or agreement.
• The mixture cannot be harvested as a cash crop.
• Confirm the current SAM2/CSAM2 specification before marketing or establishing the product as a scheme-compliant mixture.

Specification