game cover mixtures - Countrywide Farmers

14KaleKale is still one of the most popularcover crops used today. The mainadvantage of Kale is that it willprovide cover for the whole shootingseason. Pheasants particularly like thecombination of a good canopy and bareground which allows easy movementin a relatively dry environment.Kale requires soil with a pH of around 6.5, so it is veryimportant to conduct soil analysis prior to sowing. Kaleis a very hungry crop and benefits from the applicationof farmyard manure/slurry prior to sowing. Care shouldbe taken with continuous Kale as the ground can become“brassica sick”; Club Root (Finger and Toe) will inhibitor prevent the growth of brassica crops but this can beprevented by growing Kale and another crop such asMaize in adjacent strips and alternating the strips fromone year to another.Kale is frequently grown in conjunction with other cropssuch as Quinoa and Yellow Blossom Clover. Selection ofany such mixture should take into account the requiredlength of time for which the crop is grown and thepotential weed control that may be required.2011Product ofthe Year★ Outstanding ★Goldeneye KALEwith clubroot toleranceGoldeneye is a giant type kale especially bred for the gamecover market, selected for the optimum combinationof height and leaf production. It has a leafy top, strongstem, good winter hardiness and good field tolerance ofdisease, making it the ideal choice for game cover usage.In a trial conducted at the Scottish Agricultural College,Aberdeen, Goldeneye achieved a higher vigour score thanCaledonian kale and equal or better club root tolerance.Pack size 1 kg, untreated or Cruiser Flea Beetle TreatmentOutstanding Product of the YeaREveryone’s talking about it!Grüner AngeliterTall variety with good winter hardiness. Grüner Angeliterlooks to be a significant improvement in the game cropsector. In difficult growing conditions this is by far thebest looking variety in the game cover sector.High leaf canopy. Thick strong stem with a branching-outumbrella-like canopy, with plenty of room for the birds torun underneath.Pack size 1 kg, untreated or Cruiser Flea Beetle TreatmentSovereignEVALUATINGFOR2013Sovereign is a medium-tall forage kale with excellentyield potential and is the leading variety in New Zealand.Being late flowering and with a good leaf-to-stem ratio,the variety has the potential to maintain good qualityproduction over a longer usage period.Thousand HeadTraditional medium tall variety with medium-branchedstems. Good winter hardiness and good standing abilitymake this variety a popular choice.Pack size 1 kg, untreated or Cruiser Flea Beetle TreatmentSurefire Kale BlendA combination of three excellent game cover kale varieties,to provide a tall varied canopy. This blend will give superbcover over an extended period and will give second yeargrowth with various bolting times. The flowering kaleattracts insects and provides shed seed, all helping to drawboth game and song birds.0.75kg0.75kg0.50kg2kg/acreThousand Head/GoldeneyeGruner AngeliterKeeperPack size 2kg, (1 acre packs)Cruiser Flea Beetle Treatment only