Worthwhile or a waste of diesel

BrianV

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Dartmoor
Often wonder if doing this does any good or just makes us feel like it does, anybody know?

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BrianV

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Dartmoor
Have one, did a lot of it in the past, left bits undone and did random bits, to see if ot made any difference, but it didn't.
Its a bit like like grass harrowing and heavy rolling grass, it makes people feel better, but makes no justifiable difference to how the grass grows
The only thing I wondered was that when fertiliser was cheap it disguised any real benefit, I'm wondering now the fields may not get any whether we will see a benefit?
 

bobk

Member
Location
stafford
The only thing I wondered was that when fertiliser was cheap it disguised any real benefit, I'm wondering now the fields may not get any whether we will see a benefit?
My neighbour has one , but he's a real tight arse , bout as much use as a chocolate fire guard
 

Cowabunga

Member
Location
Ceredigion,Wales
I spiked about 20 acres last week with the roller behind. Took out one gate post and spiked a mains water pipe feeding a field trough. 'Shït happens’ is what I told myself.
Here’s my unit.
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Two jobs in one when conditions are right. The fields and bits of fields needed rolling so might as well spike while doing so. Also harrowed some 40 acres and overseeded some twenty acres of open pasture using seed from our very own seed, hay and straw purveyor, local to me.
Hopefully all this cost will pay for itself in better fertiliser and grassland utilisation.
 

bobk

Member
Location
stafford
I spiked about 20 acres last week with the roller behind. Took out one gate post and spiked a mains water pipe feeding a field trough. 'Shït happens’ is what I told myself.
Here’s my unit.
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Two jobs in one when conditions are right. The fields and bits of fields needed rolling so might as well spike while doing so. Also harrowed some 40 acres and overseeded some twenty acres of open pasture using seed from our very own seed, hay and straw purveyor, local to me.
Hopefully all this cost will pay for itself in better fertiliser and grassland utilisation.
Not a great day then ?
 

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