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reseeded 10 acres but grass scarce

  • 01-08-2013 10:23pm
    #1
    f140
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    I reseeded 10 acres in the middle of april and the new grass only came fair. It is very light in places although there is no skips. I have it grazed tight since but there isn't any improvement. was going to throw out another 3 bags of grass seed over the area to fill it up and roll. will this work if I throw the grass seed on top of the bare ground as I don't want to have to be ploughing, power harrowing it again?


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  • #2
    bob charles
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    f140 wrote: »
    I reseeded 10 acres in the middle of april and the new grass only came fair. It is very light in places although there is no skips. I have it grazed tight since but there isn't any improvement. was going to throw out another 3 bags of grass seed over the area to fill it up and roll. will this work if I throw the grass seed on top of the bare ground as I don't want to have to be ploughing, power harrowing it again?

    photos please so we can make some sort of informed judgement, grasseed on top can be hit and miss. Might look bare but may well be enough plants there. Some CCC to thicken maybe?? Is there enough nutrients in the ground as lots of plants were under serious stress at the moment


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    f140
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    bob charles wrote: »
    photos please so we can make some sort of informed judgement, grasseed on top can be hit and miss. Might look bare but may well be enough plants there. Some CCC to thicken maybe?? Is there enough nutrients in the ground as lots of plants were under serious stress at the moment

    I cant take any photos unfortunately. what is ccc. the ground is index 4 for p+k. lime would be down but gave it 2 bags of gran lime when seeding and 2 bags of 10.10.20 and gave it a further 2 bags of 10.10.20 after 6 weeks and have been giving it just straight can since. thinking I might go with a light coat of slurry if it dries up but at the same time thinking of going with extra grass seed. Dissapointed with it so far as I want to move on and reseed another 10 acres at the end of august but want this field to be growing 100% first


  • #4
    bob charles
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    slurry I would say is your friend and if you want to scatter a few grass seeds on before, do it. your problems lye with the weather during the last few months


  • #5
    nashmach
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    Graze with sheep as well, apparently as good as CCC.


  • #6
    Muckit
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    bob charles wrote: »
    Some CCC to thicken maybe??
    nashmach wrote: »
    Graze with sheep as well, apparently as good as CCC.

    Yes lads, what is this CCC ye speak of? :confused:


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    Sam Kade
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yes lads, what is this CCC ye speak of? :confused:
    Only thing I can think of is cycocel spray for shortening straw :confused:


  • #8
    orchardfarmer
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    i have the same problem, the local contractor has a stitcher, was thinking of getting him in??


  • #9
    Dampintheattic
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yes lads, what is this CCC ye speak of? :confused:

    No idea. Only CCC around here is Clare County Council! Big help they would be -;)


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    leg wax
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    cant cut ****


  • #11
    nashmach
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    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Only thing I can think of is cycocel spray for shortening straw :confused:

    That is the one, it promotes tillering in crops as well.

    Have used it this year on SB and done a great job to it.


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  • #12
    bob charles
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    CCC is just growth regulator, which thickens crops. dont even think its approved for grass but sure - we all make mistakes. It promotes tillering of the plant and I have often used it on a sparse wheat crop and it has made a super job of it.

    Nash - do you not use CCC routinely?


  • #13
    nashmach
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    bob charles wrote: »
    CCC is just growth regulator, which thickens crops. dont even think its approved for grass but sure - we all make mistakes. It promotes tillering of the plant and I have often used it on a sparse wheat crop and it has made a super job of it.

    Nash - do you not use CCC routinely?

    I'm 80% sure it is not approved for grass.

    Tillage crops around here, Bob, did not like that cold April and came out very sparse and thin and needed some liquid magic.

    For SB, this was the first year using CCC but regularly use TE's and Croplift.


  • #14
    Dampintheattic
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    bob charles wrote: »
    CCC is just growth regulator, which thickens crops. dont even think its approved for grass but sure - we all make mistakes. It promotes tillering of the plant and I have often used it on a sparse wheat crop and it has made a super job of it.

    Nash - do you not use CCC routinely?

    Angel dust for crops -;)


  • #15
    case885
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    Are you sure it wasnt the drought affected it after you grazed? Paddocks here took a few weeks to recover as they were nearly burnt but they are flying now.


  • #16
    Sharpshooter82
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    f140 wrote: »
    I reseeded 10 acres in the middle of april and the new grass only came fair. It is very light in places although there is no skips. I have it grazed tight since but there isn't any improvement. was going to throw out another 3 bags of grass seed over the area to fill it up and roll. will this work if I throw the grass seed on top of the bare ground as I don't want to have to be ploughing, power harrowing it again?
    Had this problem last year but it was because of the rain. at the time i had no idea what to do but i noticed this year that the clover grew like mad and because of that the grass followed and have a great coverage now. Where last year i had very little in the swarth, check to see that the clover is growing. It could just be that the fine weather stunted it for the first year like the rain did to mine last year. Could just need time and a little rain maybe


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