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<blockquote data-quote="Needtolearnalot" data-source="post: 8177310" data-attributes="member: 170040"><p>We have about 4 acres which we started the process of restoring last autumn .... things have not gone as planned - Help!</p><p></p><p>The history .... about 3-4 years ago someone else managed the land and reared pheasants on it. The huts were removed and the ground left. </p><p>The area covered by the huts and pheasant runs grew weeds - mostly nettle and dock. The remaining area had weedy grass with buttercup and creeping thistle.</p><p>Soil tests showed a Ph = 6 , Pand K indexes 1 and Mg 3</p><p></p><p>The field was ploughed last autumn and left over winter (it wasn't sprayed at all)</p><p>Earlier this year (late April) glyphosate was sprayed over nettle and dock areas.</p><p>It has been disced and power-harrowed ... but for a number of reasons it was left for 2-3 weeks during which we have had a mssive growth of grass, nettle, buttercup etc.</p><p></p><p>We have stubble/maincrop turnip mix we were intending to sow for autumn/winter sheep forage and follow on with sowing a grass/clover ley in spring 2023.</p><p></p><p>What is the best action now?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Needtolearnalot, post: 8177310, member: 170040"] We have about 4 acres which we started the process of restoring last autumn .... things have not gone as planned - Help! The history .... about 3-4 years ago someone else managed the land and reared pheasants on it. The huts were removed and the ground left. The area covered by the huts and pheasant runs grew weeds - mostly nettle and dock. The remaining area had weedy grass with buttercup and creeping thistle. Soil tests showed a Ph = 6 , Pand K indexes 1 and Mg 3 The field was ploughed last autumn and left over winter (it wasn't sprayed at all) Earlier this year (late April) glyphosate was sprayed over nettle and dock areas. It has been disced and power-harrowed ... but for a number of reasons it was left for 2-3 weeks during which we have had a mssive growth of grass, nettle, buttercup etc. We have stubble/maincrop turnip mix we were intending to sow for autumn/winter sheep forage and follow on with sowing a grass/clover ley in spring 2023. What is the best action now? [/QUOTE]
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