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<blockquote data-quote="gdog2" data-source="post: 7539553" data-attributes="member: 158308"><p>Hi all,</p><p>First post on thefarmingforum. </p><p>We are a beef farm on former sandy heathland that we now graze and cut for hay. Soil is very light and sandy with some clayey bits but this is mostly SSSI. pH low 5’s so have just limed our two best forage fields at 3t/acre with the 2mm to dust stuff.....I know a little heavy. However, agronomist recommended this dosage.</p><p>Agronomist also recommended experimenting with forage rape/turnip mixture and maybe cover cropping with white mustard over summer. I think lots of muck is going to be vital on our ground as well as minimal cultivation to conserve moisture.</p><p>Sika deer our are biggest threat here along with a droughty spring of course.</p><p></p><p>Could anyone advise how they manage this kind of ground? [USER=2119]@DrWazzock[/USER] I’m aware from previous threads you have quite infertile sandy ground on your patch; any help would be hugely appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Thanks gdog2</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gdog2, post: 7539553, member: 158308"] Hi all, First post on thefarmingforum. We are a beef farm on former sandy heathland that we now graze and cut for hay. Soil is very light and sandy with some clayey bits but this is mostly SSSI. pH low 5’s so have just limed our two best forage fields at 3t/acre with the 2mm to dust stuff.....I know a little heavy. However, agronomist recommended this dosage. Agronomist also recommended experimenting with forage rape/turnip mixture and maybe cover cropping with white mustard over summer. I think lots of muck is going to be vital on our ground as well as minimal cultivation to conserve moisture. Sika deer our are biggest threat here along with a droughty spring of course. Could anyone advise how they manage this kind of ground? [USER=2119]@DrWazzock[/USER] I’m aware from previous threads you have quite infertile sandy ground on your patch; any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks gdog2 [/QUOTE]
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