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I would rather not spray but will if necessary. I will need to top as I will be struggling for enough mouths just now as last years attempt is on the cusp of getting ahead of the sheep
So u never farmered just sell spraysI've sold and walked plenty of grass in my time mate and for a lot of big and professional farms as well.
'The weeds aren't competing', are you taking the pish? What, so you want to let them get even better established, do you?
The starting point for spraying on new leys is 2 true leaves of the grass. Not 5 tillers and a few seed heads as well. The weeds are going to grow on and you will end up with docks and all sorts there. Leave them to shade the grass and you will have bare patches even if you do manage to control them.
But hey, fudge it, can always spray it all with something twice as dear next year.
A bit of Polo and hurler ain't gonna check the grass for toffee.
You said: top it in a week or so. What, and topping it ain't gonna check the grass either? Why say top it in a week if they aren't competing yet? I'm confused.
As soon as it will take sheep get them it it but mob stock it in and out fast . Then put some firtilizer on it .I would rather not spray but will if necessary. I will need to top as I will be struggling for enough mouths just now as last years attempt is on the cusp of getting ahead of the sheep
Yiu do what you like but those weeds are not competing yetI would rather not spray but will if necessary. I will need to top as I will be struggling for enough mouths just now as last years attempt is on the cusp of getting ahead of the sheep
What's the difference to topping and grazing as long as it dont leave much behind. I'm interested. I mowed my new lawn 3 times already . Not a weed in sight . I cant keep on top of it to be honest. The clover is an ebarisment . I suppose I could put cows on it and use the foot holes to play golf withI wouldn’t be taking a topper or mower in to a first year ley. We’ve put some in without the clover sprayed it with fluroxypyr, checked the grass for the first week but it’s nailed the docks and the grass is romping away now
What's the difference to topping and grazing as long as it dont leave much behind. I'm interested. I mowed my new lawn 3 times already . Not a weed in sight . I cant keep on top of it to be honest. The clover is an ebarisment . I suppose I could put cows on it and use the foot holes to play golf with
Your spray dont kill Fat Hen either , the topper kills then dead
I would choose that option but lands not fenced for sheep. But even then if sheep left any weeds I would top them offJust my opinion, I wouldn’t take a machine that’s gonna pound the hell out of young grass. In and out quickly with large numbers of sheep. If you’re topping first year grass that’d be a failure.
No I grew forage brassicas in it last 2 years. Was grass all my life. Sprayed it off in 2018 and direct drilled them in. Worked very well. There was still a lot of turf so I did the same last year. This year sprayed it off and gave it a good discing and then it was sown with an opico and then flat rolled
Edit: It's quite a low wet field and my father says he ploughed it once and it took years to get firm and advised me never to plough it
I put rape in with grass . Plough and reseed, the grass come well .no rape worth taking a about . Did it come though and the heat kill it . I have no idea. But it's gone somewhereDid you take any photos of the direct reseed process in 2018? I've tried it in a field of permanent grass this year sprayed off and drilled a couple days later with a moore drill with forage rape. Three weeks on the only plants germinated are on the bare patches of ground (flat mole heaps/rabbit holes) and an odd plant coming through the dead grass now. I wondered if this was normal or another of my disasters?
I will have somewhere. I will have a look. Worked well in 18. Not so well last year but that's understandableDid you take any photos of the direct reseed process in 2018? I've tried it in a field of permanent grass this year sprayed off and drilled a couple days later with a moore drill with forage rape. Three weeks on the only plants germinated are on the bare patches of ground (flat mole heaps/rabbit holes) and an odd plant coming through the dead grass now. I wondered if this was normal or another of my disasters?
I may have ones of it at a later stage I will look. Kept a lot of hoggs goingDid you take any photos of the direct reseed process in 2018? I've tried it in a field of permanent grass this year sprayed off and drilled a couple days later with a moore drill with forage rape. Three weeks on the only plants germinated are on the bare patches of ground (flat mole heaps/rabbit holes) and an odd plant coming through the dead grass now. I wondered if this was normal or another of my disasters?
I may have ones of it at a later stage I will look. Kept a lot of hoggs going View attachment 889134View attachment 889135View attachment 889136
Only thing I'm thinking has it been drilled to deep , I was told grass die back does not effect forage crops like it does grassBrilliant result!! Do you remember the germination time. My seed has been in the ground 3 weeks and not a lot to be seen in the dead grass areas.
Only thing I'm thinking has it been drilled to deep , I was told grass die back does not effect forage crops like it does grass
Plenty early enough give it another few weeksMy exact thoughts aswell!! Question is will it make it through but just take longer or remain in the ground?
Plenty early enough give it another few weeks