Those drills are better at stitching in as they bring more soil but we have a lot of stone here so can't really use one , I run a tine Harrow over a few times if it's a bit thatchy , then run the disc drill overOther than man power, the only two pieces of equipment we have are one tractor and an aitchison direct drill!!! We stitch all sorts in, you think of it an we’ve probably done it!! Weather condition’s would play the biggest role in establishment, warm an wet and a short sward to stitch into an most things will take!! Done a lot of herbs this last two years and had good results but having our own drill means we can plant when the opportunity arises
can you explain Frost SeededFrost seeded alot last year in our tight PP - came up great.
did not harrow... just used our sheep to trample it
key was rest- long rest periods really helped - the 30day short rotations did not help it in my "normal" trail paddock.
No, we have a derogation to give a small quantity of hard feed in the autumn in order to be able to round up the cattle from their summer grazing. Mix the seed in with the nuts and pour in feed troughs.Sounds super easy. What did you do sprinkle in a ring feeder?
basically you air seed (vicron /handspin/throw) clover seed onto frozen/snow ground... the seed then is carried down to the soil surface with good contact via the melting water.can you explain Frost Seeded
What do we do, and when and how do we manage after, seed now?
so, I better wait for some freezing weather then!basically you air seed (vicron /handspin/throw) clover seed onto frozen/snow ground... the seed then is carried down to the soil surface with good contact via the melting water.
Americans do it a lot. I use it in combo with a overseeding mix for areas which get high traffic - mobile water troughs and mobile mineral feeders which can get pugged if wet... easy way of getting diversity into areas where you cant/wont take a tractor.
I have been putting a small amount of white clover in the calves creep that is fed via the creep feeder as it moves around the farm in rotational grazing. I dont add any when they are on aftermath grass off silage ground as i dont want clover on it.No, we have a derogation to give a small quantity of hard feed in the autumn in order to be able to round up the cattle from their summer grazing. Mix the seed in with the nuts and pour in feed troughs.
I have been putting a small amount of white clover in the calves creep that is fed via the creep feeder as it moves around the farm in rotational grazing. I dont add any when they are on aftermath grass off silage ground as i dont want clover on it.
Works well and a nice bit of clover on all the grazing fields. The problem is how to deal with dandylions etc on pp. Sprays wipe out the clover too. I use the knapsack for docs etc.
or ask, how is my management of the ley encouraging dandelions instead of the grasses I want?Do a few dandelions hurt? Herbal leys are all the rage these days.
Interesting you frame it that way. I think by not cutting my grazing fields fields they tend to be grazed just when the dandilions going to sead and the cows spread them. They are pretty invasive when they get a start in a field. I sort of see the clover doing the same.or ask, how is my management of the ley encouraging dandelions instead of the grasses I want?