Bio Red 5 Organic Grass Seed Mixture

Bio Red 5 Organic Grass Seed Mixture – Five-Year High-Protein Silage Ley

Germinal's Bio Red 5 is a certified organic grass and clover seed mixture purpose-built for high-protein silage production. Combining a carefully selected blend of perennial ryegrasses, festulolium, hybrid ryegrasses, and AberClaret red clover, Bio Red 5 is designed to deliver a true five-year ley where every variety is chosen to perform together and last the full term – giving organic farmers a reliable, high-yielding silage system without synthetic inputs.

Key Benefits

• True five-year ley – varieties selected to persist and perform together for the full term
• High-protein silage – red clover inclusion significantly boosts crude protein content in harvested forage
• AberClaret red clover – a proven high-yielding red clover variety that fixes atmospheric nitrogen naturally
• AberRoot festulolium – deep-rooting variety improves drought tolerance and soil structure
• Balanced variety blend – agricultural grasses and clover chosen to complement each other across the full ley duration
• Certified organic – fully compliant for use on certified organic holdings

Mixture Breakdown

Sowing Information

• Sowing rate: 12 kg/acre (29.6 kg/ha)
• Sowing time: March/April or August/mid-September
• Sowing depth: 15 mm (½ inch), or broadcast
• Seedbed preparation: Drill into a fine tilth in moist and warm soil conditions (minimum 5°C)
• Consolidation: Roll before and after drilling for good soil-to-seed contact

Suitable For

• Silage – high-protein, high-quality organic silage production over five years
• Organic systems – red clover fixes nitrogen naturally, reducing reliance on bought-in inputs
• Mixed enterprises – aftermath grazing possible between cuts

Please note: this mixture is sold in 1 acre packs (12 kg). Germinal Bio Red 5 is a proven organic silage ley trusted by UK organic farmers for consistent protein-rich yields across the full five-year term.