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Converting pasture to orchard: advice for newbie
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<blockquote data-quote="Kidds" data-source="post: 7424172" data-attributes="member: 5589"><p>Personally if the ground is so bad you need to plant on berms I would not plant apples there, but if your mind is made up.......</p><p>Find the existing drains and make sure they are as good as they can be, rod them and clear any ditch outlets.</p><p>Plough the ground after glyphosate and plant a crop of mustard. Just before it flowers flail it off and plough it in, repeat. This is to get as much organic matter in the ground as you can, do not forget the lime!</p><p>Do not try to work the ground when wet which is likely to be from September to April.</p><p>A power harrow and/or a potato bed former are likely to be the best weapons for the hilling.</p><p>The above assumes you are in the UK. Rotavators don't improve clay ground and I am not sure exactly what a flat lift is but suspect the same applies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kidds, post: 7424172, member: 5589"] Personally if the ground is so bad you need to plant on berms I would not plant apples there, but if your mind is made up....... Find the existing drains and make sure they are as good as they can be, rod them and clear any ditch outlets. Plough the ground after glyphosate and plant a crop of mustard. Just before it flowers flail it off and plough it in, repeat. This is to get as much organic matter in the ground as you can, do not forget the lime! Do not try to work the ground when wet which is likely to be from September to April. A power harrow and/or a potato bed former are likely to be the best weapons for the hilling. The above assumes you are in the UK. Rotavators don't improve clay ground and I am not sure exactly what a flat lift is but suspect the same applies. [/QUOTE]
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