Overseed or new lay

[marsh89]

Which is best over seed or start from fresh with a new lay? Would wire worm be a problem in a new lay straight after grass?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Depends what you already have and what you want
For putting Clover or Herbs into a goodish ley then yes. For boosting up a silage ley that's got some good grasses left in it then yes
But if the ley is full only low producing grasses weeds and the surface looks like thatch then probally no, with hard work you may get a take , but that old stuff will soon strangle it out again

 

[Tractorboy67]

Burn off and start again Italian rye grass for two years. No clover so you can spray weeds.

 

[BAF]

Ancient pp recently cut youd be as well to knit in some fresh grasses, maybe some clover to fix N, maybe a few herbs if they're going to pay you for it. But a tired silage lay you'd probably be better burning off and redrilling with a new silage lay.

 

[Bury the Trash]

its ley not lay

 

[BAF]

its ley not lay

It's bottle 2 of wine not 1!

 

[Wesley]

Did none of you lot pay attention to the “coloured” chap in the nightclub toilets? He was always going on about no spray, no ley. I can only assume he was referring to killing off old grass first before improving pastures.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Image does not really show the improvement to how it is
But on the Right , Hybrid Ryegrsss Overseed drilled into a silage field after 3rd cut last year ,

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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[Derrick Hughes]

Long Term Ley going in after burning off