- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Welsh Farm Business Grant. I believe there are similar schemes in England and Scotland.
Best 3m aerator?
- Thread starter GTB
- Start date
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
looks good!
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Cheers
There is some grant money available from
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-environment-grant-weg-handbooks-guidance-and-forms
This is where I’m looking at for some grant funding at the moment. Towards what I want. Apparently from 0 to 100% available for machinery/lambing sheds/ covering muck middens
It closes in early may
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Is this not now closed though.
I went to a local meeting about that grant but I couldn’t justify going into it as it was only up to 40% and it was a minimum spend off about £8500 as the minimum grant was £3000 if I remember correctly?
And I can’t see aerators on the list ??
I went to a local meeting about that grant but I couldn’t justify going into it as it was only up to 40% and it was a minimum spend off about £8500 as the minimum grant was £3000 if I remember correctly?
And I can’t see aerators on the list ??
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Sounds very similar to our scheme, there will be another application window open before long? Aerators are on the list here.
- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Location
- Near Colchester
Happy with the Ritchie - I posted this picture elsewhere the other week on here, tines at max 'skew' small concrete weights on top - I have another pair that fill the rack up each side if necessary - not been necessary yet though.
simon-0116
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- Location
- Sheffield
Not the best pic. 20" straight disc.
2 axles. Think the parts are from parmitar disc.
So it's front axle disc, 2 x bobin (spacer) disc etc.
Rear same but diffent pattern so not running in line.
But you also have bearings in it.
Was originally used on tractor on golf course slitting and corting holes and blowing compressed air in to aid drainage etc.
simon-0116
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- Location
- Sheffield
Pic
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Doesn't look like it's moved in a while? I like the idea though.
simon-0116
Member
- Location
- Sheffield
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Does it do a good job?
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
I would strongly advocate that you should be doing this in the autumn rather than the spring - and have ended up losing contract jobs as a result. Spring subsoiling wont do as good a job as there is still a lot of moisture so the soil doesn't fracture as well, localised damage to grass roots shows up and reduces output and by doing it in the autumn, the ground has chance to settle back naturally rather than be recompacted (which it can do very easily) by stock and machinery through the summer - IMO
Hitched ours on to loosen the swede stubble.
No time to put roundup on so will let it dry,give it a second pass,power harrow,level with chain harrow and bang seed on with bike spinner.
No time to put roundup on so will let it dry,give it a second pass,power harrow,level with chain harrow and bang seed on with bike spinner.
Not using the drill?
No,too damp and pointless really,needs loosening and disturbing to let a bit of air in.
Could still plant into the seedbed to try it? But pointless as you say
To direct drill we’d have to leave it a week or two to spray off what’s there and then drill losing time.
It’s a gamble really as I’m hoping to get it dried out a bit today,power harrow to disturb the weeds that are there then get the grass seed in pronto so it can get germinating while the soil and temps are warm.