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Reseeding 2015

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  • #252
    Mad4simmental
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Sowed on August 23rd would it be ok to spray now with mildish days and cold nights or am i as well to let weanlings graze it back in two wks and leave spray until spring?

    I sprayed rushes a week ago and got a good kill I think. They are starting to dry up.


  • #253
    CloughCasey1
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    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    I sprayed rushes a week ago and got a good kill I think. They are starting to dry up.

    Might chance it tomorrow so


  • #254
    ganmo
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    john p mc g wrote: »
    I've 2 acres that I drained and levelled wasn't grazed in years it's boggy ground but dry would I get away with a bit of seed on it now it's in glas for permanent pasture so I can't burn and reseed it I prayed it for weeds and rushes

    Glas hasn't started yet


  • #255
    CloughCasey1
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    Ready for grazing :-)


  • #256
    Deepsouthwest
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    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Ready for grazing :-)

    Looks superb, great satisfaction in a well done reseed. Graze immediately though, weather looks broken for the foreseeable future with a nice drop of rain coming monday. The quicker ur in and out the better, would be a shame to poach it.


  • #257
    CloughCasey1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,741 ✭✭✭CloughCasey1


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Looks superb, great satisfaction in a well done reseed. Graze immediately though, weather looks broken for the foreseeable future with a nice drop of rain coming monday. The quicker ur in and out the better, would be a shame to poach it.

    Light April sucks won't do too much damage. Dry as a cork even aftere all the rain last night.


  • #258
    Username John
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    Username John wrote: »
    Would you need the rotavator after the disc harrow? Esp if the ground is stoney?

    Reseeding 2 acres myself at the min, contractor said to out out 6 bags granlime, as there was a good bit of thrash... But you mightn't have the same issue...
    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    6 bags of gran lime :eek: 3 would be plenty.
    what's the ph atm
    mahoney_j wrote: »
    2 tonne ground lime better and cheaper in long run .6 bags seems very excessive

    I know this is an old thread, but I set off some soil samples (finally)

    2014 reseed
    - got 3 ton ground lime / acre
    - pH = 6.3
    - Cost ~26euro

    2015 reseed
    - Got 3 bags granlime / acre
    - pH = 5.2
    - Cost ~75

    EDIT : had the wrong pH for each field

    Both fields were reclaimed, and were mainly ferns for as long as I can remember.
    Now - I know it isn't 100% comparing like with like, as we don't know the pH starting off, I imagine they wouldn't have been that different to be honest...

    I am a bit disappointed the pH is so low in the one that got the granlime.

    We'll see what more granlime does this year, as the the field reseeded in 2015 isnt travelable with a lime spreader (the granlime was put out with a quadbike)


  • #259
    ganmo
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    Username John wrote: »
    I know this is an old thread, but I set off some soil samples (finally)

    2014 reseed
    - got 3 ton ground lime / acre
    - pH = 5.2
    - Cost ~26euro

    2015 reseed
    - Got 3 bags granlime / acre
    - pH = 6.3
    - Cost ~75

    Both fields were reclaimed, and were mainly ferns for as long as I can remember.
    Now - I know it isn't 100% comparing like with like, as we don't know the pH starting off, I imagine they wouldn't have been that different to be honest...

    I am a bit disappointed the pH is so low in the one that got the granlime.

    We'll see what more granlime does this year, as the the field reseeded in 2015 isnt travelable with a lime spreader (the granlime was put out with a quadbike)

    the target is 6.5 so the 2015 field is in better condition than the 2014 one


  • #260
    Username John
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    ganmo wrote: »
    the target is 6.5 so the 2015 field is in better condition than the 2014 one

    Ah balls...

    Yeah ganmo - I entered em wrong - the lower pH was after the 3 bags granlime...


  • #261
    Parishlad
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Parishlad


    Ok, so got the below results back from a piece of land I reclaimed 2 years ago. Pleasantly surprised that everything looks so good.

    PH – 6.7
    P – Index 4
    K – Index 3

    Couple of questions I would have would be around the PH level of 6.7 - I know this is just slightly above the recommended level so is there anything I need to do/not do etc.? I'll take a guess that I don't need lime...:rolleyes:

    In relation to the P index of 4 again my question is should I be doing anything specific to lower this/counteract it etc? Obviously don’t plan on horsing out loads of P anytime soon but was planning on spreading 2k gallons of slurry/acre once it is grazed and then maybe a bag or two or 18-6-12 over the Summer? Does this sound okay?

    The main reason I am asking is because I have not been too happy with the grass since it was (re)seeded. A lot of it is best described as ‘strawy’, kind of dry stuff and not what I would expect from a reseed. Now I probably left it go too long before I grazed it after the reseed so maybe that has something to do with it. Anyone got any ideas on what might be wrong or what I could do to correct it?


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  • #262
    Robson99
    Registered Users Posts: 4,366 ✭✭✭Robson99


    Parishlad wrote: »
    Ok, so got the below results back from a piece of land I reclaimed 2 years ago. Pleasantly surprised that everything looks so good.

    PH – 6.7
    P – Index 4
    K – Index 3

    Couple of questions I would have would be around the PH level of 6.7 - I know this is just slightly above the recommended level so is there anything I need to do/not do etc.? I'll take a guess that I don't need lime...:rolleyes:

    In relation to the P index of 4 again my question is should I be doing anything specific to lower this/counteract it etc? Obviously don’t plan on horsing out loads of P anytime soon but was planning on spreading 2k gallons of slurry/acre once it is grazed and then maybe a bag or two or 18-6-12 over the Summer? Does this sound okay?

    The main reason I am asking is because I have not been too happy with the grass since it was (re)seeded. A lot of it is best described as ‘strawy’, kind of dry stuff and not what I would expect from a reseed. Now I probably left it go too long before I grazed it after the reseed so maybe that has something to do with it. Anyone got any ideas on what might be wrong or what I could do to correct it?
    What grass seed did you use?


  • #263
    Parishlad
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Parishlad


    Robson99 wrote: »
    What grass seed did you use?

    It was MoreGrass...MG10 I think....silage and grazing mix.


  • #264
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    Hi all,

    Put in some grass and oats beginning of may with jntention to cut for bales in july. Spread 2 bags 10-10-20 at time but wondering should i spread more now. I had planned on spreading 4 bags 10-10-20 at the time but thought i should split it. So now looking at it i am not sure if it needs more

    Anyone do something similar and spreadmore feet to drive it on


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