CS AB8 / SFI IPM2 FLOWER RICH MARGIN & PLOTS (CSS1)

Seed SFI / Countryside Stewardship Pollen & Nectar CS AB8 / SFI IPM2 FLOWER RICH MARGIN & PLOTS (CSS1)

CS AB8 / SFI IPM2 FLOWER RICH MARGIN & PLOTS (CSS1)

Use this mixture for IPM2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Flower-Rich Margins) and AB8 Countryside Stewardship (Flower-Rich Margins and Plots), to provide an abundant supply of pollen and nectar-rich flowers for pollinators and beneficial insects and encourage natural crop pest predators.

40 % Strong Creeping Red Fescue
25 % Chewing's Fescue
15 % Hard Fescue
5 % Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
3.75 % Sainfoin
3.75 % Common Vetch
3 % Crimson Clover
2.5 % Red Clover
0.50 % Bird's-foot Trefoil
0.50 % Ribwort Plantain
0.25 % Lucerne
0.25 % Alsike Clover
0.25 % Yarrow
0.25 % White Clover

When to sow

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sow the seed mix between April/May and early September (mid to late summer is usually the best time to sow wildflowers)

Terms & conditions

Why select this crop

Abundant supply of pollen and nectar-rich flowers through summer
Pollinating and beneficial insects including bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies using these flowers
Farmland birds such as yellowhammer foraging within or on the edges of the margins and plots
Annual production of flowers for the length of the agreement.
Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB8 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
Suitable for SFI IPM2
Sowing rate: 15-20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg