An excellent drought resistant silage or hay crop that can also be grazed and is extremely beneficial to pollinating insects. It's a high-yielding, drought-resistant plant which needs no nitrogen fertiliser and little phosphate.

Sainfoin Seed)
 
Why Buy this product?
  •  Sainfoin: extremely deep rooting - long tap root 
  • Fixes nitrogen - no artificial nitrogen required once established
  • Perennial plant that will last around 3-4 years 
  • High in protein for cutting or grazing (high palatability, bloat free, fattens livestock extremely fast & a natural wormer)
  • Does best in free draining soils, will not like compacted, wet heavy clay soils
  • Needs warmer soils to establish (slow to establish)
  • Drought tolerant
  • Frost tolerant 
  • Erect growth with noticeable pink flowers
  • For great results use with a companion / nurse crop - a non competitve grass or a cereal sown at a half rate