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<blockquote data-quote="ploughman1963" data-source="post: 4424848" data-attributes="member: 165"><p>Conditions round here are ideal for grassland subsoiling now - moisture and flexibility in the turf and yet bone dry 6" down. For my part - I am convinced by what my 'experts' have told me over the years - autumn is the right time to subsoil as the soil below the surface is dry enough to crack and fissure and will have all winter to settle without being run over and recompacted by big tractors and heavy cows. Any root damage caued by the legs has time to recover so you wont get brown stripes and the grass roots have plenty of time to search out the cracks and follow them down below the pan you just got rid of. </p><p>Too much moisture down below in spring so whilst you get heave it will be more akin to mole ploughing. Damage to the grass roots around the legs will lead to brown strips of dead plants and grass growth will be hindered as you have damaged roots at a time of year when the plants need as much root mass as it can get. You will see the benefit by autumn but you will lose some production early in the year - you dont get that loss of production with autumn subsoiling.</p><p></p><p>Dig a hole (in each field at least) to find out where the pan is and therefore how deep to set the subsoiler. Get plenty of weight out front and get your tyre prssures set right for grip/conditions so you dont damage the sward/spin.</p><p></p><p>For us as a contractor it is a constant battle - farmers all ring up in april full of spring enthusiasm saying, "please come and subsoil" - we tell them the above and suggest they wait until autumn. Next thing you find they have gone and bought a Browns <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />scratchhead: - why would you?) and done it themselves or gone and got someone else who has said "yes, its fine in the spring" and turns up with an unweighted tractor and couldnt be arsed to adjust his tyre pressures - made an arse of the job and mr Farmer announces to everyone at market that subsoiling is no bloody good! Oh the joys of contracting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ploughman1963, post: 4424848, member: 165"] Conditions round here are ideal for grassland subsoiling now - moisture and flexibility in the turf and yet bone dry 6" down. For my part - I am convinced by what my 'experts' have told me over the years - autumn is the right time to subsoil as the soil below the surface is dry enough to crack and fissure and will have all winter to settle without being run over and recompacted by big tractors and heavy cows. Any root damage caued by the legs has time to recover so you wont get brown stripes and the grass roots have plenty of time to search out the cracks and follow them down below the pan you just got rid of. Too much moisture down below in spring so whilst you get heave it will be more akin to mole ploughing. Damage to the grass roots around the legs will lead to brown strips of dead plants and grass growth will be hindered as you have damaged roots at a time of year when the plants need as much root mass as it can get. You will see the benefit by autumn but you will lose some production early in the year - you dont get that loss of production with autumn subsoiling. Dig a hole (in each field at least) to find out where the pan is and therefore how deep to set the subsoiler. Get plenty of weight out front and get your tyre prssures set right for grip/conditions so you dont damage the sward/spin. For us as a contractor it is a constant battle - farmers all ring up in april full of spring enthusiasm saying, "please come and subsoil" - we tell them the above and suggest they wait until autumn. Next thing you find they have gone and bought a Browns (:scratchhead: - why would you?) and done it themselves or gone and got someone else who has said "yes, its fine in the spring" and turns up with an unweighted tractor and couldnt be arsed to adjust his tyre pressures - made an arse of the job and mr Farmer announces to everyone at market that subsoiling is no bloody good! Oh the joys of contracting :D [/QUOTE]
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