ESG2 – Fine Grassland Mixture

Composition

ESG2 is ideal for sowing buffer strips, margins and field corners. This mixture contains a better range of grasses than ESG1. The non-competitive nature of these grasses makes a good foundation for wild flower sowing.

Grasses

%	Latin name	Common name
5	Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent
20	Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dogstail
15	Festuca ovina	Sheep's Fescue
20	Festuca rubra	Slender-creeping Red-fescue
15	Festuca rubra ssp. commutata	Chewing's Fescue
5	Phleum bertolonii	Smaller Cat's-tail
20	Poa pratensis	Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass
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Sowing Rates

kg/ha	kg/acre	g/m2	Order Mixture
20	8	2	Order this mixture

Management should follow stewardship guidelines. The low productivity of the grasses in ESG2  mean that the mowing requirement is minimised. (more on grassland management)

 

ESG2 may be sown in combination with ESF1 Meadow flowers to create species-rich grassland or with ESF2 where the provision of pollen and nectar is the priority.