ESG3 – Meadowland Mixture

Composition

This mixture contains both fine grasses and more robust species such as cocksfoot and meadow fescue. This is a very adaptable mixture which may be used on buffer strips, margins and field corners but is perhaps most useful for creating pastures for grazing.

Grasses

%	Latin name	Common name
5	Agrostis castellana	Highland Bent
15	Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dogstail
15	Dactylis glomerata	Cocksfoot
20	Festuca rubra	Strong-creeping Red-fescue
10	Phleum bertolonii	Smaller Cat's-tail
15	Poa pratensis	Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass
20	Schedonorus pratensis (Festuca pratensis)	Meadow Fescue
100

Sowing Rates

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

Management should follow stewardship guidelines. As ESG3 includes more productive grasses like cocksfoot and meadow fescue, it is more suited to an extensive grazing regime of pasture management.