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Compaction breaker root in grassland
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<blockquote data-quote="steveR" data-source="post: 6820170" data-attributes="member: 66976"><p>I have been spending another evening looking at Vids on DD, CC and Regen Ag et al!</p><p></p><p>Looking and learning and getting the head around the various concepts and subtleties of the above. Now, a little left field query.... Not an arable one either <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>I have about 50 acres of PP grassland here, all on land that is/was deemed to be too much of a challenge for arable cropping, mainly wet and cold clays. On a winter like this, the 30 ac of the same soil type confirms that cropping is maybe not the best option!</p><p></p><p>The land is cattle grazed and/or round bale harvested as either silage or hay. Spring work on the are consists of weeder harrow first, followed by the aerator. If being mown, the flat roll will go first once the land is suitable, IF it is required to take out pock marks. I try to minimise this to avoid compaction. For teh past 8-9 years all grassland work has been done by a lightweight tractor on fat turf tyres to reduce compaction and marking.</p><p></p><p>Inevitably though, I see compaction on areas where I am turning. The aerator helps as it encourages deep natural cracking, in lines, if we get a good dry summer. However I do have a few areas where the soils do not tend to do this. I have tried subsoiling with limited success, as it is finding the right time to carry out the operation.</p><p></p><p>So.... Lateral thinking time! I have been intrigued by the ability of some plants like tillage and fodder radish to get down to depth and open up the soils and improve drainage and break compaction. I can't help but think that something like this could be an interesting means of breaking compaction overwinter, and then eat off or flail in the spring. Now whether it could be DD'd into grassland late on and grow...? </p><p></p><p>Is this baloney, or could something like this work?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steveR, post: 6820170, member: 66976"] I have been spending another evening looking at Vids on DD, CC and Regen Ag et al! Looking and learning and getting the head around the various concepts and subtleties of the above. Now, a little left field query.... Not an arable one either ;) I have about 50 acres of PP grassland here, all on land that is/was deemed to be too much of a challenge for arable cropping, mainly wet and cold clays. On a winter like this, the 30 ac of the same soil type confirms that cropping is maybe not the best option! The land is cattle grazed and/or round bale harvested as either silage or hay. Spring work on the are consists of weeder harrow first, followed by the aerator. If being mown, the flat roll will go first once the land is suitable, IF it is required to take out pock marks. I try to minimise this to avoid compaction. For teh past 8-9 years all grassland work has been done by a lightweight tractor on fat turf tyres to reduce compaction and marking. Inevitably though, I see compaction on areas where I am turning. The aerator helps as it encourages deep natural cracking, in lines, if we get a good dry summer. However I do have a few areas where the soils do not tend to do this. I have tried subsoiling with limited success, as it is finding the right time to carry out the operation. So.... Lateral thinking time! I have been intrigued by the ability of some plants like tillage and fodder radish to get down to depth and open up the soils and improve drainage and break compaction. I can't help but think that something like this could be an interesting means of breaking compaction overwinter, and then eat off or flail in the spring. Now whether it could be DD'd into grassland late on and grow...? Is this baloney, or could something like this work? [/QUOTE]
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