Hay seed

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When Heugrassaat even Heumulchsaat or direct planting called cuttings are placed a nearby meadow directly onto the greened area (nude usually ground). The seeds fall from the drying grass to the ground and find here, under the protection of the hay , favorable conditions for successful germination. Another possibility that was common in the past was to sow so-called hay seeds. These were the smaller parts that had failed in the camp and consisted mostly of seeds.

Hay sowing is a method of freshly sowing a meadow and is well suited to creating species-rich poor meadows . In addition, this method can be used to promote local plant species and varieties that would not even be represented in regionalized seed mixtures on the market. As a desirable side effect, small animals such as grasshoppers, butterflies, ground beetles, ground spiders, etc. are also transmitted. The disadvantage here is that undesirable or even poisonous plant species are also sown. In addition, the process is very costly due to the high workload. That is why the hay seed is rarely used in agricultural practice.

See also: Saat

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