Grass reseed

[Derrick Hughes]

Chop, chop, chop ..... at slight angles with each pass.

Of course a brassica break would be the best option, to give it a chance to break down, but I realise it's not always an option. It wouldn't need as good a seedbed this time then.
Let me know if you need the number of a good seed supplier.

I'm putting Italian and Hybrid Kale in and some annual clover , I could disc it 4 times but may as well turn it over and do it right

 

[aledjones3130]

I'm putting Italian and Hybrid Kale in and some annual clover , I could disc it 4 times but may as well turn it over and do it right

Thought you had sold the plough ,Decs

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I've two ploughs here but will probably get my mate to plough it
Need to have a rethink , should have grazed it harder over the winter or taken a cut of silage first

 

[Derrick Hughes]

One pass of the discs won't do a lot. 2-3 passes, at speed, will have it looking very different.

Whether a narrow spaced disc drill will cope with much trash at all is the question, I know a tine drill would.

But how much will a tine cope will. I've seen my mate who has one walk away from jobs

 

[hally]

One pass of the discs won't do a lot. 2-3 passes, at speed, will have it looking very different.

Whether a narrow spaced disc drill will cope with much trash at all is the question, I know a tine drill would.

Definitely not, it would need many more passes and a good rolling before drilling

 

[Kevtherev]

You could DD into it for brassicas with a tine drill yes BUT with all that cover I’d be worried about slugs.
Get the rotavator out @Derrick Hughes

 

[aledjones3130]

But how much will a tine cope will. I've seen my mate who has one walk away from jobs

You could DD into it for brassicas with a tine drill yes BUT with all that cover I’d be worried about slugs.
Get the rotavator out @Derrick Hughes

plough then Rotovator Kev

 

[crashbox]

How important is it to spray off grassland before planting a brassica break crop?
In my case next I would apply slurry and subsoil/power harrow and direct drill.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

How important is it to spray off grassland before planting a brassica break crop?
In my case next I would apply slurry and subsoil/power harrow and direct drill.

Your missing an opertunity to rid yourself of some weeds , how clean is it

 

[michael N123]

What depth is your old 2furrow plowing at it might be slow but it could be the best thing

 

[neilo]

How important is it to spray off grassland before planting a brassica break crop?
In my case next I would apply slurry and subsoil/power harrow and direct drill.

It’s not a break crop if the grass is still there surely?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Exactly and its not exactly direct drilling ether

You couldn't make some of this stuff up

 

[neilo]

Exactly and its not exactly direct drilling ether

You couldn't make some of this stuff up

How dare you. I used my Simtech to put grass seeds down on fields that had been disced 3 times last weekend.
I used a direct drill, so I jolly well deserve my TFF mug and some ELMS money.

 

[crashbox]

It’s not a break crop if the grass is still there surely?

Organic farmers often use brassicas as a break between grass reseeds, so plough/cultivate then brassica then go back to grass.
Effectively this is what I mean, but just power harrowing rather than plough.
By direct drill, I mean mount the drill straight on the back of the power harrow, and plant directly into the tilth in one pass. More "min-till" than "direct drill" I suppose.
Obviously it's unusual not to spray off if you can. Hence the question.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Organic farmers often use brassicas as a break between grass reseeds, so plough/cultivate then brassica then go back to grass.
Effectively this is what I mean, but just power harrowing rather than plough.
By direct drill, I mean mount the drill straight on the back of the power harrow, and plant directly into the tilth in one pass. More "min-till" than "direct drill" I suppose.
Obviously it's unusual not to spray off if you can. Hence the question.

Watch the drilling depth if you do that

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Some overseeding pictures
This on reflection was overseeded far to late being 2cd week of October. We are high up here but some pictures from this morning
1st picture control no seed put in

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Straight Westerwolds. This one showed the best result

 

[Derrick Hughes]

This one pleased me the most being a mid term mix of Festulolium and Ryegrass
Its not brilliant but its given me confidence that if I had gone in a Month earlier in the warmer weather then results would have been well worth the effort

 

[choochter]

How much glyphosate in l/ha to kill an old sward before reseeding this summer after cutting ?
6l or 4l
Wont be ploughing

 

[milkloss]

I'd say 5l/ha but make sure it's greened up well after cutting or it'll be a fantastic waste of money.