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chrisritch
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13th Feb 12 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Need to get my field seeded to get the grass to come through a bit better.

When is the best time of year to do this and is it worth fertilising aswell?
Ben G
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13th Feb 12 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

april/september i was told, but remember to water if the weather is dry.
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13th Feb 12 at 13:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

this for a paddock?
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
this for a paddock?



2 acre paddock yes
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unused at the minute or are you turning out on to it?
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
unused at the minute or are you turning out on to it?



Being turned out onto at the moment but its split into 3 parts with rotational grazing on it so plan was seed 2/3 parts and then seed the final 3rd when the other grass has grown a bit more and then rotate more frequently to prevent poaching.


Edit also this is the first year it has been grazed on in years if that makes any difference

[Edited on 14-02-2012 by chrisritch]
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that's what we do with our's; have a 1 acre field next to the 2 acre and just rotate them an acre at a time; I'll ask the missus what She uses as she looks after it all
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
that's what we do with our's; have a 1 acre field next to the 2 acre and just rotate them an acre at a time; I'll ask the missus what She uses as she looks after it all



Cheers mate Also could you ask her if regular chain harrowing is worth doing? Have a harrow and a tow car just not sure
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Does it need more grass or more grass plants?

if it's the first, then a good dose of nitrogen every few weeks will make it grow more probably about 120kg per ha of Nitrogen.

From memory, and it's been a while, grass needs about 2.5kg of nitrogen per ha per day. if you aren't feeding it now, then adding more plants i.e. sowing more will do fuck all.

But if you have no grass to start with, plant a decent mix of meadow grass and over sow as to improve grass density and discourage weeds.

If you are only doing a small area like 2 acres do it by hand, any bigger and i'd bring someone in with a fert spreader.


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