Oats – Overberg 25kg

Description

Characteristics:

• Annual crop.
• Forage cereal usually gives good green bite in early winter and spring. Very palatable.
• Reacts well to irrigation or supplementary irrigation.
• Use rotational grazing with a rest period for regrowth.
• Suited to grazing, hay production, and silage.
• Growing length: Intermediate type (medium maturity).
• High yield potential.
• Medium cold demand (Vernalization period).

Crop/cultivar:

• Oats – Overberg

Sowing density:

• Dryland: 25 to 50kg/ha
• Irrigation: 75 to 125kg/ha

Rainfall (mm/year):

• Good moisture conservation or 300mm over growing period.

Suited Regions:

• The whole of South Africa.

Soil:

• Widely adapted to most soil conditions.

Planting time:

• May to August

 

Supplied and packed by Agricol.

Subject to stock check; please call to confirm.