75mm drill spacing, are they filled in with weed grass? That's unbelievable if not. I know its been a growing time, but to tiller like that in 7 weeks is phenomenal.
Was sprayed 5 days before cutting silage then left 4 weeks -weather was bad and waiting for new drill . By that time weeds were growing so sprayed again - 5 days later limed some had slag and drilled at 14 kg . 3cwt fertiliser broadcast with 2 kg of slug pellets per acreLooks good. Bit more info if possible... was it limed, what ph? Indices etc. Those rows look nicely filled in.
Anything would grow around here this year.Hurrells Intesive Grazer -drilled into old burnt off pasture 7 weeks ago 3 inch drill spacing - lambs gone in today -
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Just cut some grass that's got in front of the cows.I am seeing some of the fastest grass growth i've ever seen, i think. All the hot weather, warmed the soil, (killed some grass), now the rain, exactly what is needed. One field, cut 8th, baled thursday, 6ins growth. Lets hope the weather holds, lagoon out today, over 22 acres, sprayed before shite, should be able to get grass in !
Lot of Brassicas have failed-to cold and wetAnything would grow around here this year.
Why away from ploughing?Lot of Brassicas have failed-to cold and wet
But your very lucky . Most spring sown Reseeds a disaster around here - but its more the system I'm after- anything that gets me away from ploughing
I'm not Organic so I don't need to plough -if I was I may have a different view but thats without thinking of alternatives first - my main reason- brings up stones and weed seed -unless you plough very shallow it buries the fertility-its costly and time consuming- if you had a snooker table that needs a new cloth you replaced the cloth-not put a sledge hammer through the topWhy away from ploughing?
well put. We, as farmers, seem to be firmly attached to ploughs, yet, we know the huge damage they can do, as well as the benefits. Many soils, on poorer land, are becoming 'sterile', to bring those, and to halt the decline, of more, we have to rebuild soil structure, continues ploughing often destroys it. On livestock farms, it's less obvious, but still kills worms, fungi and other 'goodies' present in the soil, all of which, can seriously help profit ! Ploughing isn't going to stop, at the right time, huge benefits can be had, turning in FYM etc. But, min-til, direct drilling, are the way forward, just because it's never really caught on, in the UK, doesn't mean it shouldn't. We are getting very good results, using tines, at whatever depth is needed, to get rid of any panning, it's not perfect, but you leave a lot of the worms etc, alive/active, which ploughing kills. We are seeing mushrooms, where we haven't for 20/30 years, or more. Modern d/drills are very good, at correct placement of seed, and make a lot simpler job of reseeding, and a lot cheaper too.I'm not Organic so I don't need to plough -if I was I may have a different view but thats without thinking of alternatives first - my main reason- brings up stones and weed seed -unless you plough very shallow it buries the fertility-its costly and time consuming- if you had a snooker table that needs a new cloth you replaced the cloth-not put a sledge hammer through the top
Why do organic need to plough?I'm not Organic so I don't need to plough -if I was I may have a different view but thats without thinking of alternatives first - my main reason- brings up stones and weed seed -unless you plough very shallow it buries the fertility-its costly and time consuming- if you had a snooker table that needs a new cloth you replaced the cloth-not put a sledge hammer through the top
Like I said , since the drought broke anything would grow.You wait till you have a massive failure with DD (it will happen)
Plough based reseeds still have their place I’m afraid.
why should we have a massive failure, with dd ? We still get failures with conventional ! In many other countries dd works extremely well, and is the 'norm', soils, world wide, are not that different, climate is, and dd works well, in more arid conditions, you don't dry the soil out. I think, resistance, and i like ploughing, is because we are, traditionally mired to ploughing. You only have to think about the USA's dust bowl, Ethiopia and other parts of Africa, where ploughing has resulted in famine, or crops, simply don't grow, soil structure has gone.You wait till you have a massive failure with DD (it will happen)
Plough based reseeds still have their place I’m afraid.
try a sumoLike I said , since the drought broke anything would grow.
Ground was warm, moisture was ideal, everything is lush.
Discing to break a turf is hard work and not riskless
No idea as I'm not organicWhy do organic need to plough?
Your jumping to conclusions there.
Not good for a salesman IMHO!
We did a trial this year part field disced part ploughed.
No difference in yield.
Like I said I'm not organic so have not put any thought into farming without a plough but this is my second option after direct drilling - can't see any reason on my all grass farm why I would ever need to ploughLike I said , since the drought broke anything would grow.
Ground was warm, moisture was ideal, everything is lush.
Discing to break a turf is hard work and not riskless
But you just made the statement and now back tracking?No idea as I'm not organic
I'm not Organic so I don't need to plough
To many disadvantages with ploughing for me -like I said if I get a few thin patches just top it up - but i would just shallow disc otherwise.With the removal of Dursban , dd grass seed into an old ley carries an element of risk from pests that ploughing can reduce. Ploughing also buries a lot of trash if necessary. I’m a big advocate of dd but Kev is right both have their place.