A18 Road Verge and Embankments
A18 is tailored for road verges and embankments. Several resilient grass varieties have been combined in A18, with DoubleRoot hybrid clover included to fix 150 kg N/ha each year.
A18 is tailored for road verges and embankments. Several resilient grass varieties have been combined in A18, with DoubleRoot hybrid clover included to fix 150 kg N/ha each year.
This makes A18 a climate smart solution by minimising the need for nitrogen fertiliser. Other benefits are rapid establishment, performance on variable soil types and gradients, and suitability for government specifications.
DoubleRoot has been included in A18 to provide a self-sustaining, low-maintenance mixture that brings environmental benefits to highway verges, embankments and roundabouts. The mixture establishes quickly on a range of soil types and provides rapid ground cover to prevent gully erosion and loss of soil onto road surfaces.
The high percentage of creeping grasses means the sward will stabilise gradients in the long term. We recommend that gradients of more than 3 in 5 utilise some form of geotextile to stabilise the bank whilst the sward establishes.
Contact our experts if you want to know how A18 can offer a climate smart solution for your road development.
Product Name | A18 Road Verge and Embankments | ||
Mixture Breakdown | 40.0% | CORAIL STRONG CREEPING RED FESCUE | (Festuca rubra rubra) |
20.0% | TETRIS SMOOTH STALKED MEADOW GRASS | (Poa pratensis) | |
12.5% | AGREEMENT PERENNIAL RYEGRASS | (Lolium perenne) | |
10.0% | JOANNA CHEWINGS FESCUE | (Festuca Rubra Commutata) | |
10.0% | ZURICH PERENNIAL RYEGRASS | (Lolium perenne) | |
5.0% | HIGHLAND BROWNTOP BENTGRASS | (Agrostis castellana) | |
2.5% | ABERLASTING (SMALL) W CLOVER NEW FROM 2023 | (Trifolium repens) |
Sowing Rate | 35 g/m2 (350 kg/ha) |
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Sowing Time | March-October |
Sowing Depth | 10 mm |
Sowing Instructions | Create a fine friable seedbed down to 150 mm in depth. Carry out two equal sowings at right angles to each other and diagonally to main axis. Broadcast manually or use seed drill, rake level and roll. Ensure good seed to soil contact. |
Cutting Height | Between 25-50 mm |
Minimum cuts per year | 4 |
Overseeding Rate | 25 g/m2 (250 kg/ha) |
Fertiliser Recommendation |
In the seedbed - Agrosil LR Once established - No requirement |
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