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Grass Seed & Wild Flower Seed Products

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Four generations of expertise in the supply of grass seed for agriculture, grass seed for sportsfields, lawns & gardens – plus FREE advice.

With 142 years of continuous service to the grass seed industry, PETER HUNTER SEEDS offers an unrivalled service combined with expert advice and consultancy. We are North West based in the Cheshire countryside and provide a local service to our many clients in this area – Merseyside, Shropshire and Derbyshire with Flintshire and Denbighshire being our North Wales neighbours. We of course provide a nationwide UK delivery mostly with FREE delivery.  Want to know more? Check out our FAQ’s page.

GRASS SEED FOR AGRICULTURE

We specialise in providing grass seeds that are right for their role as a crop provider at a competitive price. The range includes, short term to long term mixtures for hay, haylage, silage and grazing plus mixtures for farm environmental schemes.

GRASS SEED FOR SPORTS & LEISURE

Grass seeds for lawns plus public spaces, golf courses, tennis courts and sports fields.

GRASS SEEDS FOR LAWNS & GARDENS

Grass seeds for shady lawns, low-maintenance lawns, hardwearing lawns and many more.

KEY GRASS SEED VARIETIES FOR 2025

CALLAN

A late heading diploid variety, with excellent first cut yields of 104% against control. This variety is well suited to early grazing and multi-cut forage production. In a grazing situation, Callan produces a high ME yield of 101% against control and D value of 76.0.

MOIRA

Moira is a popular intermediate perennial diploid which provides great shoulder growth early and late season with a total cutting yield of 102% of control. First cut yield is 103% with a D value of 69.9. Grazing D value is 76.0 with an early spring and spring yield of 117% and 110% respectively. Moira also exhibits excellent winter hardiness (7.5).

BANNFOOT

Bannfoot is a perennial type, tetraploid hybrid ryegrass which is ideal for medium to longer term rotations, with good crown rust resistance. It has good spring growth with a first cut of 102% of control varieties and good persistency with consistent performance of 102% in year 3. Quality is good, with 1st and 2nd silage cuts achieving 71.9D and 71.5D, respectively.

GLENARM

A good all-round late diploid variety with good early growth for a late heading variety. 1st cut under silage is 109% of control which is the 2nd highest available in the late diploid group. First cut D Value is 69.4 with a second cut of 74.0 and grazing D value of 76.8. Glenarm has an good crown rust resistance of 6.3, and good ground cover and winter hardiness.

SEAGOE

The highest yielding intermediate tetraploid perennial ryegrass variety under cutting management with a year 1 score of 108% of control and total cutting yield of 107%. Overall, its yields are exceptional under cutting and grazing and with high 1st cut (112%) and spring grazing (107%). Quality is excellent as is disease resistance and winter hardiness making Seagoe a very attractive variety to have in any medium – long term mix for cutting or grazing.

GRACEHILL

A late tetraploid perennial ryegrass that is an excellent all-round performer with very strong summer growth and consistent high quality. Early summer and later summer grazing growth are 106% and 107% of the control respectively. Gracehill also boasts exceptional disease resistance against Crown Rust (6.8), Drechslera (6.8) and Mildew (6.9).

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    • The BEST VARIETIES of grass seed and the BEST MIXTURES to suit every condition and requirement.
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    history                                                                                                    

    A LITLE BIT OF HISTORY . . .

    Peter Hunter, the Managing Director, is the great grandson of James Hunter who came down from Scotland and founded his grass seed company in Chester in 1883. James Hunter was the first seedsman to guarantee the purity and germination of his seeds and we still have his original germination and purity of grass seeds records going back to September 1883.

    Moving on 142 years, much of farming and the grass seed industry have changed, not always for the best. However, Peter Hunter Seeds carries on the family tradition of offering the best varieties of grass seed and the best mixtures to suit every condition and requirement as well as still providing a personal service.

    NOTHING CHANGES . . .

    Interesting reading from an article named “European Conservation Year 1970” taken from Hunters Journal 1970. In 55 years, it appears nothing has changed….

    “Rivers and lakes that were once full of a variety of fish are now being changed into filthy reservoirs of permanent waste from which every trace of life has disappeared. Pollution is so high that subsequent use of the water for irrigation or industry becomes practically impossible or even harmful because of the lack of any biological functioning. It is wise to note that polluted waters coming from unpurified urban and industrial waste can seep into the subsoil and pollute natural springs which may be used unknowingly by the farmer. It is sad to note that water, such a common resource, can have its continuous cycle of life corrupted by lack of forethought.”

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