Another one of those threads........how much?

[Jerry]

Have you got any photos of it before you took it on? Looks good.

These were taken in June 16, the first time I saw it. You can see Brambles etc growing out in the fields where its not been touched in ages.

I flailed the top growth of a month before spraying to get a green flush for the round up to work on.

@jondear had a look at it and knows what a mess it was.

 

[CORNFLAKE]

Cheers it's nice to see a before and after. Hope you get to keep it for as long as poss you've done a good job there.

 

[jondear]

Looking good now .unrecognisable now .Took a fair bit of work ,Probably the worst grassland I've ever seen before transformation!

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I wish I had c**p grassland like that!
Exmoor Dave and John Galway, what do you think?

 

[jondear]

I wish I had c**p grassland like that!
Exmoor Dave and John Galway, what do you think?

From the picture you can't see the hemlock! And stroil (probably spelt wrong)

 

[Flat 10]

As a little update on this, we managed to get Siskin winter wheat in in near perfect seedbed on 2nd of Nov 16. Roundup Max pre ploughing to to sort out the couch and rolled pre and post drilling. No need for lime or P&K.

We have had to put a bit of rabbit fencing up but all in all the wheat looks well. Its had a couple of spits of N, a cheap post em and no Fungicide as yet, we are skipping T0 as no disease showing.

Needs a second herbicide as some perennial weeds showing and that will go in with the T1. Got to decide on N strategy now going forward but I think it has good potential as tillered very well.

Last pic is the worst bit where rabbits had a good go but getting away from that now.

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Well done!