COMMON NAME | BOTANICAL NAME | CULTIVAR | TIME TO SOW | SOWING RATE | SITE PREFERENCE | UTILIZATION |
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| Fodder Kale | Bassica oleracea | Chou Moellier (Marrow Stem) | Jan – March | 3 – 4 | Fertile soil rich in humus. | A tall growing Brassica usually harvested in winter by picking off the leaves. May be sown later than fodder radish. |
| | Convar acephala | Galega / Thousand head | | | | |
| Fodder Turnip | Brassica rapa | Green globe / Early purple top | Jan – April | 3 – 4 | Fertile soil rich in humus. | Supplementary to ryegrass grazing. Usually pulled sometimes grazed by sheep. May be sown later than radish. |
| | | Mammoth purple top | | | | |
| Swede | Brassica Napus | Champion purple top | Jan – April | 3 – 4 | Fertile soil rich in humus. | Supplementary to ryegrass grazing. Usually pulled sometimes grazed by sheep. May be sown later than radish. |
| | var napobrassica | American purple top | | | | |
| Forage Rape | Brassica napus | Dwarf essex / Giant english | Jan – March | 3 – 4 | Fertile soil rich in humus. | Companion crop for annual ryegrass, also cover crop. |
| Forage Radish | Raphanus sativus | Nooitgedacht / Sterling | Jan – March | 2 – 5 | Fertile soil rich in humus. | A very heavy yielder. Utilised the same way as brassicas. |
