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Fastest reseeding turnaround?

  • 07-04-2015 8:48pm
    #1
    Pacoa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 520 ✭✭✭


    Whats the fastest way in your opinion to reseed a field?
    Plough and till? Direct drill? Einbock? Other method you've seen?


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  • #2
    yellow50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭yellow50HX


    Pacoa wrote: »
    Whats the fastest way in your opinion to reseed a field?
    Plough and till? Direct drill? Einbock? Other method you've seen?


    Fastest is direct drilling.


  • #3
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I reckon spray off silage crop about a week before cutting and direct drill. Might be worth having soil test done now so any P&K needs are sorted before you reseed.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #4
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,546 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    blue5000 wrote: »
    I reckon spray off silage crop about a week before cutting and direct drill. Might be worth having soil test done now so any P&K needs are sorted before you reseed.

    Can you direct drill or stitch into current grass cover or does it have to be sprayed off


  • #5
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Can you direct drill or stitch into current grass cover or does it have to be sprayed off

    Ya you can, if you've no scutch or docks to get rid of, needs a fair bit of management afterwards though. Old sward needs to grazed hard, then kept in check so it doesn't compete with the new grass until it gets going properly.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #6
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,546 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Ya you can, if you've no scutch or docks to get rid of, needs a fair bit of management afterwards though. Old sward needs to grazed hard, then kept in check so it doesn't compete with the new grass until it gets going properly.

    No bother keeping grass grazed tight around here :)


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  • #7
    Lambofdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭Lambofdave


    blue5000 wrote: »
    I reckon spray off silage crop about a week before cutting and direct drill. Might be worth having soil test done now so any P&K needs are sorted before you reseed.

    and lime, once you spray you will need to reduce the acidity


  • #8
    Lambofdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭Lambofdave


    Reggie. wrote: »
    No bother keeping grass grazed tight around here :)

    Graze every week to ten days


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