Astera Kale Seed (2kg per acre)
 
Why Buy this product?
Astera is a very leafy kale variety
Medium height with good standing power
Multipurpose use (preferred forage variety and ideal for gamecover use)
Winter hardy 2 year variety
Excellent disease tolerance & lodging resistance
Should be used where fattening young cattle & sheep are the target end user.
Being a medium height kale allows animals access to all parts of the crop unlike giant varieties. 
High crop utilization
Good levels of protein to help grow out younger stock
 
We recommend the following:
Ensure the seed bed has a good supply of high nitrogen fertiliser and/or farmyard manure (a minimum of 100 units N, 50 P and 120 K)
Soil pH of 6.5
Firm, fine seedbed, with rolling after drilling
Broadcast the seed at 3kg/acre or drill at 2kg/acre
Avoid following another brassica in your rotation
Sow in April - Mid July to 1cm depth
 
2 kg per acre