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NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational
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<blockquote data-quote="BBE" data-source="post: 9131530" data-attributes="member: 45060"><p>Advice is a bit contradictory, the handbook says this:</p><p></p><p>You <strong>must not </strong>do the following on the area of legume fallow once it’s established:</p><p>• graze it with livestock – if you want to graze with livestock you may want to consider action SAM3 (herbal leys) instead</p><p>• <strong>cut it</strong>, except to prevent blackgrass from setting seed or to control other annual grass weeds</p><p>• apply any fertilisers or manures</p><p>• use pesticides, except for herbicides to weed wipe or spot treat for the control of injurious weeds, invasive non-native species, nettles or bracken</p><h4></h4><p>But then the guidance notes seem to encourage cutting (& removing cut vegetation):</p><p></p><h4>Maintaining established areas</h4><p>Once the area is established, you need to maintain it by managing it in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim (described above).</p><p></p><p>NUM3 allows you to cut the area to prevent blackgrass from setting seed or to control other annual grass weeds.</p><p></p><p>During the first spring and summer after sowing, you can:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">start cutting as soon as blackgrass starts to produce seed heads</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">do follow up cuts as necessary to remove further seed heads</li> </ul><p>During the second year after sowing, you can control blackgrass by cutting between March and mid- June-May and then leave the area uncut for a period of at least around 5 weeks until early August. This will help to:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">allow plants to flower for as long as possible</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">provide pollen and nectar for insects such as bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths</li> </ul><p>Check the area for signs of nesting birds before you cut it – birds, nests and eggs are protected by law, so if you see signs of nesting birds, delay cutting until the birds fledge.</p><p></p><p>Remove the cut vegetation, where possible, to help reduce the risk of it smothering the flower species and limit weeds – if it’s impractical to do this, you can finely chop them to spread them as thinly as possible.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Difficult to know what they want really!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BBE, post: 9131530, member: 45060"] Advice is a bit contradictory, the handbook says this: You [B]must not [/B]do the following on the area of legume fallow once it’s established: • graze it with livestock – if you want to graze with livestock you may want to consider action SAM3 (herbal leys) instead • [B]cut it[/B], except to prevent blackgrass from setting seed or to control other annual grass weeds • apply any fertilisers or manures • use pesticides, except for herbicides to weed wipe or spot treat for the control of injurious weeds, invasive non-native species, nettles or bracken [HEADING=3][/HEADING] But then the guidance notes seem to encourage cutting (& removing cut vegetation): [HEADING=3]Maintaining established areas[/HEADING] Once the area is established, you need to maintain it by managing it in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim (described above). NUM3 allows you to cut the area to prevent blackgrass from setting seed or to control other annual grass weeds. During the first spring and summer after sowing, you can: [LIST] [*]start cutting as soon as blackgrass starts to produce seed heads [*]do follow up cuts as necessary to remove further seed heads [/LIST] During the second year after sowing, you can control blackgrass by cutting between March and mid- June-May and then leave the area uncut for a period of at least around 5 weeks until early August. This will help to: [LIST] [*]allow plants to flower for as long as possible [*]provide pollen and nectar for insects such as bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths [/LIST] Check the area for signs of nesting birds before you cut it – birds, nests and eggs are protected by law, so if you see signs of nesting birds, delay cutting until the birds fledge. Remove the cut vegetation, where possible, to help reduce the risk of it smothering the flower species and limit weeds – if it’s impractical to do this, you can finely chop them to spread them as thinly as possible. Difficult to know what they want really! [/QUOTE]
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