Looking for some advise on what to apply to a field in which I cut hay off of last year. Grass is quite old and I plan on reseeding it next year. It was cut in July last year and the regrow has been poor and the grass is yellow in colour. I’ve attached some photos and any advice on what the grass may be lacking would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Yellow grass - Deficiency?
- Thread starter Farmxc051
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- Ceredigion
Thats a fungal attack nothing really you can do , may be worth testing the soil as deficiency lime lime and potash can stress a crop as does drought, making fungal attack worse . The main point being though if you do reseed choose a mix that has a high resistance to desase, iv done on farm trials on desease resistance last year being a particularly bad year . The difference between High and the control mixes I used was amazing. One field being so bad stock refusing to eat the grass
ollie989898
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It's winter-itis basicallly, nothing much you can do. Make sure the land is in good heart and hope the weather warms. During the colder times grass doesn't grow as well and gets infected by all sorts of maladies, such is life. Viruses, fungal disease, pest damage, this is why you sow mixtures of grass varieties.
Feed your ground up, soil tests may help but I've seen leys get the exact same issue even on land I knew was highly fertile.
Feed your ground up, soil tests may help but I've seen leys get the exact same issue even on land I knew was highly fertile.
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Graze it and lime it after you have done a soil test
- Location
- Ceredigion
Last years reseed . High index grasses for Virus resistance
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- Ceredigion
Last years reseed grass chosen fir low Resistance to Virus . That was so yellow in October nothing would eat it ,
Perfect, thanks for that. I presume spreading CAN would help with growth?
virus ?
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- Ceredigion
It will help your growth but may not stop the yellowing . Just like it won't stop virus in cereal crops
- Location
- Ceredigion
Leaf Spot (Drechslera) and Rust
- Location
- Cornwall.
I think he means disease.
- Location
- Ceredigion
- Location
- Cornwall.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Yes . Sorry had a busy day getting seed out
ollie989898
Member
Yes, nitrogen will help it get going again, assuming there isn't any other chronic shortage of nutrient happening at the same time. As the soil warms up and the grass gets going it should recover. There is not much you can do in terms of management besides that.
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- Ceredigion
My mate was spraying his Ryegrass every year but not sure whats available now
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Derek this disease (correct spelling) you speak of is it from your own experience or are you listening to a man in a suit?
- Location
- South Molton
Could be zoomitis?
- Location
- Ceredigion
My own , and fields i inspected late summer . Spoke to my mate last night who has to spray his Italian Ryegrass everyear its so bad . Having said that I've never had it so bad as last year . Having grass that nothing would eat as its so badly infected
- Location
- South Molton
Things under stress get sick.