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Supreme Game Mix

A high quality all purpose game mixture providing full season cover. Provides a range of food sources to attract both big and small birds, Robust and varied in it's cover production, making it a must for quality shoots. It is also eligible for wild bird cover under Stewardship or Setaside schemes.
CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Sunflower 2.25
Buckwheat 3.50
Kale See (Fleabeetle Treated) 0.50
Game Maize (Treated) 2.00
White Millet 2.50
Linseed 1.50
Vetches/Tares 0.75
Mustard 1.00
SEED RATE: 14.00 kgs per acre pack, (31 lbs/acre)
 

Supreme 'PRO' Shoot Mix

A superb mixture, designed for rapid establishment at a sensible cost. It is an ideal choice for a limited budget or for larger shoots with many acres to seed. It creates a varied cover and provides a good mixture of food sources for all game bird types.
CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Buckwheat 3.00
Forage Rape 0.50
Sunflower 2.75
Kale Seed (Fleabeetle Treated) 0.25
Linseed 1.50
White Millet/Red Millet 3.00
Vetches/Tares 1.00
SEED RATE: 12.00 kgs per acre pk. (26.7 lbs/acre)
 

Supreme Quinoa/Kale Mix

This is a specialist blend of hardy Kale varieties, plus Quinoa, Provides both excellent cover, plus high protein feed source via Quinoa. Suitable as a game strip on the field margins or arable land. It can also be used for set-a-side. Our S.Q.K. mix is supplied in 5lb packs at a realistic seed rate, thus providing real value for money.
* It can be sprayed with a residual herbicide pre-drilling but there is some risk to the Quinoa content.
CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Quinoa 1.00
Keeper or Merlin 0.50
Proteor 0.75
SEED RATE: 2.25 kgs per acre pk, (5 lbs/acre)  
All Kale Seed is fleabeetle treated
 

Supreme Maize/Millet or Maize/Sunflower plus Sorghum Option

A two or even three way optional mix or it can be sown with a 'surround' of Giant or Dwarf Sorghum. This mix produces an attractive approach cover. It is a very useful taller game cover mix. Any of the three species combine exceptionally well to create a warm and very striking cover, throughout winter shooting months.

These mixtures can be treated pre-emergence.

CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Game Maize 10.00
Sunflower or White Millet
(plus option with Red Millet)		 3.00
SEED RATE: 13 kgs per pk
 

Supreme Rapid Crop Mix

This mix is an exceptional blend specifically designed to provide quickly established, dense cover. A flexible sowing date from May to mid/late August. Very useful to patch up early game blend failures. It can also double up as a livestock feed mixture, giving the user flexibility in planning cover and catch crops over an estate of farm.

Exhibits good drought tolerancy. Shows versatility to broadcasting into standing cereal crops or onto winter barley/winter oat stubbles. The inclusion of fodder radish assists against Club Root, (brassicae sickness), thus boosting good establishment potential.

Could be sprayed with a residual herbicide pre-drilling, with some risk to the clover.

CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Forage Rape Seed 1.25
Kale Seed (Fleabeetle Treated) 0.25
Red Clover 0.50
Fodder Raddish 0.50
Texel Greens/Green Globe Turnip 0.25
Mustard 1.25
SEED RATE: 4.00 kgs per acre pk, (8.3 lbs/acre)
 

Supreme Extra Hardy Mix

This mix is a proven game cover blend for harsher sites and very open locations. Ideally suited to sporting estates and shoots in the North and Scotland. A generous seed rate is recommended in order ensure good crop cover on known sites, where establishment is often difficult. Extra Hardy gives both excellent cover and a diverse food source for birds.

Best sown from April to late May and can be utilised for brooding.

CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Tic Beans 4.25
Tares/Vetches 1.50
Buckwheat 4.50
Yellow Blossum Cover 1.25
Tritcale (Spring type) 8.25
Linseed 2.75
Kale Seed (Fleabeetle Treated) 0.50
SEED RATE: 23 kgs per acre pk, (51 lbs/acre)
 

Supreme Nesting Mixture

The nesting mix is primarily for longer- term use, (minimum 2 to 3 years). Provides good accessible cover, particularly for smaller birds such as Partridge. Alternatively it can be sown around duck ponds and surrounding areas. Contains nectar producing plants that attract a range of insect and small mammal species compatible to small bird life.
  • This mixture has a wide sowing window and can be sown from late March to early August, dependent on Seed bed conditions and Soil temperatures.
  • After full establishment, we advise a very light 'topping' at the end of year one, to prevent lush growth in winter and possible plant kill.

Post emergence weed control available.

CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Sweet Yellow Blossom Clover 1.25
Longer term Red Clover  1.50
Crested Dogstail 1.00
Canary Grass (P Aquatica) 0.75
Sainfoin  2.50
Timothy Grass 0.50
Cocksfoot Grass 1.00
SEED RATE: 12.00 kgs per acre pk. (26.7 lbs/acre)
 

Supreme Small Bird Mixture

A superb annual small bird mixture, ideal for Partridge and Quail. Produces an exceptionally good lower level cover that provides quality feed too. Easy to establish from late April onwards. Very good performance over a range of differing sites and locations and is perfect cover to smaller game birds.
  • This mixture provides an excellent varied food source throughout the shooting season.
  • It gives reasonable winter hardiness, whilst aliowing easy access and therefore quality protection to smaller bird species.
CONTENTS KGS/ACRE PK
Mustard  0.50
Linseed  5.50
Mixed Millet Blend 4.00
Vetches/Tares or Tic Beans 1.75
Forage Rape/lnferval 0.25
SEED RATE: 12.00 kgs per acre pk. (26.70 lbs/acre)

 

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