- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Sheep went into one of those IRG/Festulolium paddocks tonight. Grazed bare 2 weeks ago. It’s a pity it’s so thin and only 5 ac of it just now.
Westerwolds or IRG
- Thread starter DRC
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- Location
- Cornwall.
Which Festulolium & at what seed rate?Sheep went into one of those IRG/Festulolium paddocks tonight. Grazed bare 2 weeks ago. It’s a pity it’s so thin and only 5 ac of it just now.
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I can't remember which it was off hand, but a mix with IRG, Crimson & Persian clover, with a dash of balansa clover for good luck. Good levels of the Crimson & balansa clover survived the winter, but have about gone now, leaving a bare stand that grows like mad. It will be sprayed out for swedes in the Spring.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Italian variety was Gemini
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
It’s some stalky stuff that is throwing the beginnings of a seedhead up in a fortnight with this weather, but even juicy stems are welcome right now.
It certainly wouldn’t be as useful in a ‘normal’ year, but then it might produce more leaf in a less challenging year....
ollie989898
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Lofa all going mental around here but its not dying. Hardy stuff. Gemini is a beast too.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
The deep root mass probably saving the day
No doubt we’ll see more of it advertised now after this season.
- Location
- South West
I put some Lofa in the middle of may on off ground with red clover from @Great In Grass and walked it on Friday and it's simply looking fantastic as it's 8-10 inches high and flying
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I’ll openly admit I’ve relied too much recently on ryegrass and guess I get away with it in wetter years but looks like I will have to try festoliums from now on in any medium to longer term mixes I drill.
@ollie989898 What would something like LOFA yield like as part of a 4x cutting regime? What about it’s Quality?
@ollie989898 What would something like LOFA yield like as part of a 4x cutting regime? What about it’s Quality?
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I only just realised this thread was a year old
Sorry about the likes on old posts guys
How are these fields looking now, after another wet season/dry season? Are the festuloliums showing their worth?
Sorry about the likes on old posts guys
How are these fields looking now, after another wet season/dry season? Are the festuloliums showing their worth?
- Location
- Cornwall.
Pictured 10th July in Pembrokeshire Lofa and white clover on the right, PRG on the left.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
There was talk of them not lasting past 3 years, so I won’t be going overboard on them. It’s quite steamy, like IRG, in this drought, but that’s better than nothing.
pgk
Member
- Location
- south warwickshire
Similar to ours which were overseeded in spring with lofa, Perseus a couple of years before, grazed till mid May hay crop end of June following 66kg/a.c. nitram only thing showing now is the festulolium and cocksfoot with clover sitting in bottom waiting for that illusive rain. Left 7 acres of thinner crop uncut and turnedc200 weaners into it a fortnight ago, they haven't checked and save for the usual bottom end are looking great. Separated out 90 ewe lambs this am to go into hills on a crappy 12 acres I have till end of September. That said not had sheep on for 2 years and is very green. Will be interesting to compare the two groups in a month.
pgk
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- Location
- south warwickshire
This year our lambs have taken to stemmy, beggars etc.
- Location
- Cornwall.
Lofa will do 5 years, you need to choose the variety to suit the aplication.
- Location
- Cornwall.
Italian Ryegrass, Westerwolds and Festulolium (not Lofa) drilled April this year, pictured earl July again in west Wales (different farm).
- Location
- Cornwall.
I found these photos from a couple of years ago, Festulolium on the left in the first image and on the right in the second.
pgk
Member
- Location
- south warwickshire
Huge roots!