I put in a similar mix 'prota plus' last year, hope you have better luck than I did. It struggled to germinate in the cold dry weather and, thanks to my power harrow/roll cultivation strategy, the old stuff came away again. It was a stemmy mess when the lambs went on it to pick out the goodies. The IRG that did take has been a great early bite this spring, though.
That’s the mix I have going in. The field was planned to be going winter wheat in the autumn but it might well go spring barley after an early spring grazing to take advantage of the IRG. Would have thought without the clover there the IRG would be very hungry now.
We'll, it looks nice and green and it's certainly growing. It was used as a sacrifice field to feed the sheep on winter before last, so got plenty of nutrients on it then.
Fingers crossed.The rain we bad here (about 5 miles as the crow goes) was nothing spectacular over the weekend. I write my name in the dirt and what we did have has all gone now.
That said, yours probably went in with wet feet so will grow something.
Regards my stubbles idea...what else could I do?
An old neighbour of ours grew a crop that he was adamant yielded a massive amount of stuff back in the 70s/80s and gave me the book on it. Of course I've moved house twice and office 3 times since so I cant find it
sounds a good plan, rape/turnips gives you the 'breathing space', if the rest is slow getting going.So still no rain in the forecast and we are seriously dry now. No danger of my 10 acres being drilled anytime soon.
So what to do?
I've thought about planting different things but realistically a lack of moisture will hamper anything not already in the ground.
What I am considering though maybe drilling the herbal mix (7 acres) and put the remaining 3 acres into a winter forage crop - stubbles for instance.
The 3 acres is next to the yard so easy for grazing - leave the gate open and the cattle and can come and go as they please. Lock them in the yard to move the fence, easy peasy.
My thinking is that a late drilling date = late utilisation date. If my season is being pushed back to September/October then why not plant something that I can utilise well in those months and possibly later? So long as it's not poached to hell it's ready for reseeding March time.
Thoughts please
could well be, interesting they are going to those lengths to get them
Well done, great to have a sensible strategy to give yourself some time off
I don't know your ground and weather but I wouldn't dream of reseeding now.So still no rain in the forecast and we are seriously dry now. No danger of my 10 acres being drilled anytime soon.
So what to do?
I've thought about planting different things but realistically a lack of moisture will hamper anything not already in the ground.
What I am considering though maybe drilling the herbal mix (7 acres) and put the remaining 3 acres into a winter forage crop - stubbles for instance.
The 3 acres is next to the yard so easy for grazing - leave the gate open and the cattle and can come and go as they please. Lock them in the yard to move the fence, easy peasy.
My thinking is that a late drilling date = late utilisation date. If my season is being pushed back to September/October then why not plant something that I can utilise well in those months and possibly later? So long as it's not poached to hell it's ready for reseeding March time.
Thoughts please
HolisticWell done, great to have a sensible strategy to give yourself some time off
I’ve seen a homemade one out of a small blue barrel cut in half I think. Bit hazy the memory of this one.
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What do you get your DC antibiotics in? I've got a few rectangular "buckets" that I've gathered up, the plan was to mount 2 of them on the rack and cut a scallop out of the sides (where they touch in the middle) to hold fencing gear. Some damn good setups around, I had a look on FB "regenerative grazing group" but couldn't find the post, someone started a thread on exactly this subject and there were some great ideas
you don't need a bike, l drive while unrolling wire, son walks an does the stakes, dead easy for me ! But l know what you mean, 4 fences to move yesterday.
I think they are endemic on farms that rely on electric fencing. Not sure how you eradicate them
Grow warm-season plants (over the warm season).So still no rain in the forecast and we are seriously dry now. No danger of my 10 acres being drilled anytime soon.
So what to do?
I've thought about planting different things but realistically a lack of moisture will hamper anything not already in the ground.
What I am considering though maybe drilling the herbal mix (7 acres) and put the remaining 3 acres into a winter forage crop - stubbles for instance.
The 3 acres is next to the yard so easy for grazing - leave the gate open and the cattle and can come and go as they please. Lock them in the yard to move the fence, easy peasy.
My thinking is that a late drilling date = late utilisation date. If my season is being pushed back to September/October then why not plant something that I can utilise well in those months and possibly later? So long as it's not poached to hell it's ready for reseeding March time.
Thoughts please
Use tumble wheels.I think they are endemic on farms that rely on electric fencing. Not sure how you eradicate them
Yea like the look of them but not very handy to move between fields when our average field size is only 7 or 8 acres.
to expensive, and at peak, we have up to 8 to move
its a 'where do they go' that gets me, over the years, never found many working down ground, plenty of horseshoes, but not stakes, nor mowing, nor hedge trimming.I think they are endemic on farms that rely on electric fencing. Not sure how you eradicate them
