reseeding time query

vanderbadger

lads whats the best time of the year for reseeding, can you do it say in the middle of summer or would you be better either do it in march april or leave it till sept

roadtripman

Wait until the risk of frost is gone in your area (eg after 20th april in midlands) but you dont want a drought period after sowing so june, july, august are seen as risky months (but with the summers we get lately little fear of drought), if you wait till autumn to sow it needs to be in ideally before mid sept to have it established enough before october frosts. I'd recommend may time because you can get a few grazings off your new grass before you close it up for the winter and it will tiller better the following spring and you'll be left with a good thick sward.

cjpm

Should be in the ground by the 1st of May at the latest. Drought will destroy the emerging plant.

For autumn reseeding, last week Aug or first week Sept. If you are too late it will be difficult to graze it properly before conditions get bad.

tabby aspreme

late april or early may is best if you want to have good clover in the sward

dar31

depends on how heavily stocked you are.
late april if you are low stocked and can afford to loose out on the production. think it is about a10 - 12 wk turn around from last grazing till the next.
highly stocked farms can afford to loose out on production during peak growth, and are forced in to autumn reseeding as there is less of a loss in terms of t/ac
if i had a choice id go with the spring reseeding and just chicken scratch it with power harrow