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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Blaithin" data-source="post: 6632413" data-attributes="member: 5764"><p>Why would you graze it right down?</p><p></p><p>Here the grazing going into the dormant period is the same as the growing period, leave a good trample behind for a good litter layer.</p><p></p><p>It’s more forgiving if I graze it a bit lower, the plants are already dormant and not growing so I’m not harming their growth, but it gives me little benefit. Grazing really low and using up the litter would allow the ground to warm up earlier for earlier spring growth. That’s about it.</p><p></p><p>Grazing it really low takes away the protective layer. Now the soil biome is more exposed to the heat and the cold. It dries out faster if you are ever in shortage of rain. There’s less little bugs making a home if there’s no litter. Chopping the grass down low would also presumably give the root system a kick in the pants so the plant is more vulnerable. This is probably even more applicable there where plants don’t go as dormant as they do here.</p><p></p><p>Go a little shorter than you would normally if you need to, but definitely leave residue behind. The ground doesn’t need you to clean it up. It wants to stay dirty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blaithin, post: 6632413, member: 5764"] Why would you graze it right down? Here the grazing going into the dormant period is the same as the growing period, leave a good trample behind for a good litter layer. It’s more forgiving if I graze it a bit lower, the plants are already dormant and not growing so I’m not harming their growth, but it gives me little benefit. Grazing really low and using up the litter would allow the ground to warm up earlier for earlier spring growth. That’s about it. Grazing it really low takes away the protective layer. Now the soil biome is more exposed to the heat and the cold. It dries out faster if you are ever in shortage of rain. There’s less little bugs making a home if there’s no litter. Chopping the grass down low would also presumably give the root system a kick in the pants so the plant is more vulnerable. This is probably even more applicable there where plants don’t go as dormant as they do here. Go a little shorter than you would normally if you need to, but definitely leave residue behind. The ground doesn’t need you to clean it up. It wants to stay dirty. [/QUOTE]
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