Holistic re-seed

[onesiedale]

This is the leftovers from a forage rape/rye mix out in last autumn as a winter forage grazing crop.
Plan is to re-seed a herbal grazing ley after it.
Do I direct drill straight into it now, or get another grazing over it first?
Or , do I spray off with glyphosate, then direct drill into a 'clean' paddock?
Plenty of creeping buttercup and chickweed present, along with the all too common dock and thistle seedlings

 

[davidroberts30]

Weed control needs to be a high priority

 

[Great In Grass]

Weed control first before sowing a herbal ley as you can't do it afterwards.

 

[Chae1]

Are herbicides hollistic?

 

[Treg]

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This is the leftovers from a forage rape/rye mix out in last autumn as a winter forage grazing crop.
Plan is to re-seed a herbal grazing ley after it.
Do I direct drill straight into it now, or get another grazing over it first?
Or , do I spray off with glyphosate, then direct drill into a 'clean' paddock?
Plenty of creeping buttercup and chickweed present, along with the all too common dock and thistle seedlings

I'd broadcast the herbal ley over it as it is, no need for spraying off anything , once you cut it, it will come up cleaner .

 

[Nick Adams]

Graze it off hard and harrow mix on top. I just put some of this in https://www.hmseeds.co.uk/product-page/hm-33-mob-grazing-herbal-grass-seed-mix-acre-pack. Clean seed bed though undersown in Spring Barley.