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VITALI-T MIXTURE

Vitali-T Multi Purpose with Oats (3000)

COMPOSITION

• Oats

• Crimson clover

• Common vetch

• Peas

• Daikon radish

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Versatile
  • Balanced use of manure applications and atmospheric nitrogen
  • Excellent predecessor to a crop with nitrogen requirements

 


Seeding rate:

65 to 85 kg/ha (58 to 76 lbs/acre)

Vitali-T Multi Purpose  (4000)

COMPOSITION

• Crimson clover

• Peas

• Commun vetch

• Daikon radish

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Grass-free mixture that takes into account threshing residue

 

Seeding rate:

45 to 65 kg/ha (40 to 58 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Will winterkill
  • Terminate before radish seeds mature

Vitali-T Balanced (7000)

COMPOSITION

• Crimson clover

• Peas

• Oats

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Rapid soil coverage
  • Good predecessor to a crop with nitrogen requirements
  • Good balance among species

 

Seeding rate :
75 to 95 kg/ha (67 to 85 lbs/acre)

Vitali-T Balanced Radish  (7001)

COMPOSITION

• Peas

• Oats

• Daikon radish

• Crimson clover

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Identical to the mixture above, with the addition of Daikon radish

 

Seeding rate:
75 to 95 kg/ha (67 to 85 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Will winterkill
  • Terminate before radish seeds mature

Vitali-T Simplified (1000)

COMPOSITION

• Ryegrass

• Crimson clover

• Daikon radish

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Easy to use owing to uniform seed size and low seeding rate
  • Avoid seeding in hot, dry conditions; ryegrass and clover establishment may be jeopardized.

 

Seeding rate:
12 to 16 kg/ha (11 to 14 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Will winterkill
  • Monitor regrowth of ryegrass in spring if not terminated in the fall

Vitali-T Seasonal (8000)

COMPOSITION

• Phacelia

• Ryegrass

• Peas

• Oats

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Mixture adapted to a longer growing season due to late flowering of some species
  • Contributes to biodiversity in rotation with potatoes
  • Peas fix nitrogen
  • Good biomass yield even in dry conditions as phacelia is drought-resistant

 

Seeding rate:
75 to 95 kg/ha (67 to 85 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Monitor regrowth of ryegrass in spring if not terminated in the fall

Vitali-T Fall (9000)

COMPOSITION

• Oats

• Crimson clover

• Mustard

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Oats and mustard benefit from fall manure applications
  • Rapid growth of oats ensures good weed control
  • Well adapted to cooler regions

 

Seeding rate:
45 to 60 kg/ha (40 to 53 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Terminate before mustard seeds mature

Vitali-T All-terrain (10 000)

COMPOSITION

• Forage peas

• Oats

• Buckwheat

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Well adapted to a wide range of soil types
  • Rapid growth of oats and buckwheat ensures good weed control
  • Buckwheat has the ability to assimilate phosphorus from the soil

 

Seeding rate:
75 to 90 kg/ha (67 to 80 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Terminate before buckwheat seeds mature

Vitali-T for Honey Production (12 000)

COMPOSITION

• Buckwheat

• Mustard

• Phacelia

• Daikon radish

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Includes a number of species that attract pollinators

 

Seeding rate:
28 to 35 kg/ha (23 to 31 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Terminate before buckwheat, mustard and radish seeds mature

Vitali-T Belgian

COMPOSITION
• Avoine
• Tournesol
• Phacélie

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Named in honour of its creator, this mixture combines three species, each with its own distinct qualities
  • Phacelia readily assimilate potassium from the soil and sunflowers do thesame with phosphorus
  • Phacelia and oats excel at using nitrogen from fall fertilization
  • Opting for a lower seeding rate allows phacelia to develop fully to cover the soil

 

Seeding rate:
25 to 30 kg/ha (20 to 27 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Broadcast seeding is not recommended

Vitali-T Nitrogen

COMPOSITION

• Common vetch

• Austrian peas

• Forage peas

• Crimson clover

• Oats

• Faba beans

CHARACTERISTICS

 

  • Contains a high proportion of legumes
  • Excellent choice when no fall fertilization

 

Seeding rate:
70 to 85 kg/ha (62 to 76 lbs/acre)


Management:

  • Will winterkill

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