SHELLED SAINFIN - UNTREATED

Dettagli

Excellent soil-improving plant with a deep taproot system, rich in numerous large tubercles. It is very rustic, resistant to parasitic attacks, cold, but above all drought. A multi-year plant with an average duration of 2/3 years, it adapts very well to poor, loose, calcareous and pebbly soils, the important thing is that they are not acidic. It can be sown in association with wheat (bultura technique). If used for fodder, it produces a product of good palatability and digestibility which is obtained practically from the first cut as the rejection is quite modest. It is very suitable for grazing due to its palatability and digestibility.

Sainfoin is foraged by bees for both nectar and pollen. It is among the legumes most sought after by bees for its concentrated nectar (42-55% sugars), producing a white honey with a delicate aroma and flavour. In the Italian Apennine areas it is an important supplier of pollen and in some areas, from May to August the bees collect pollen almost exclusively from this legume.

Sowing: in southern Italy and in mild climates in autumn, in more rigid climates at the end of winter, generally in March