views on grass seed and reseeding

morphy87

hi all,i am planning on doing some reseeding i am just wondering would any one here be able to reconmend a good seed,have any one here used tipperary grass by agritech and if so what did ye make of it?

Mooooo

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morphy87

Mooooo wrote: »

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thanks for that i will have a look, and try and figure it out

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

hi all,i am planning on doing some reseeding i am just wondering would any one here be able to reconmend a good seed,have any one here used tipperary grass by agritech and if so what did ye make of it?

Yeah used a good bit of it and found it fine. Have sown germinal as well. Only difference I see between the two is agritech have the growth additive on the seeds.

morphy87

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah used a good bit of it and found it fine. Have sown germinal as well. Only difference I see between the two is agritech have the growth additive on the seeds.

so if you were to pick between the two which one would you choose? would both of these be one of the best in the country?

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

so if you were to pick between the two which one would you choose? would both of these be one of the best in the country?

Hard to call as everyone would have their preference. Both on par with one another so it would come down to price really. Germinal can't sell direct but agritech will

morphy87

Reggie. wrote: »

Hard to call as everyone would have their preference. Both on par with one another so it would come down to price really. Germinal can't sell direct but agritech will

how much a bag is it? so you are happy with both these how they performed? which mix would you reconmend for mostly grazing and maybe a cut of silage?

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

how much a bag is it? so you are happy with both these how they performed? which mix would you reconmend for mostly grazing and maybe a cut of silage?

You would be better to contact their respective reps as there are many different mixtures plus your type of soil would come into play also. There's no real one overall best mixture. What works in one farm maybe poor in another

Sugarbowl

When does it become too late in the year for reseeding? Is it better to wait until the Spring?

Reggie.

Sugarbowl wrote: »

When does it become too late in the year for reseeding? Is it better to wait until the Spring?

As a rule they the the first week in Sept is the cut off but really depends on the year. It's the frost your watching out for

morphy87

Reggie. wrote: »

You would be better to contact their respective reps as there are many different mixtures plus your type of soil would come into play also. There's no real one overall best mixture. What works in one farm maybe poor in another

ok thanks for that,i might chance agritech,do you spray your reseed a few weeks after sowing?

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

ok thanks for that,i might chance agritech,do you spray your reseed a few weeks after sowing?

Should be sprayed with a post emergence spray after roughly 6 weeks

morphy87

Reggie. wrote: »

Should be sprayed with a post emergence spray after roughly 6 weeks

would everybody do this? or would some people skip it

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

would everybody do this? or would some people skip it

Well it's a pity to go to the hassle of reseeding and let the weeds take over again

Say my name

morphy87 wrote: »

would everybody do this? or would some people skip it

A post emergence chemical spray is to control and kill any weeds that emerge after reseeding.
What chemical spray you use depends on what weeds emerge.
Sometimes if it's only an annual weed then no spray application is needed as a topping or grazing will control that before it heads to seed.
If it's a perennial then unfortunately a spray may be justified.

Like everything? It's not mandatory or that six week time limit is not mandatory either. It's all about playing what's in front of you.
There's no point putting your cash in Bayer's pockets if it's not needed.

morphy87

Reggie. wrote: »

Well it's a pity to go to the hassle of reseeding and let the weeds take over again

what fertilizer would you normally spread,i am thinking of spreading 2 and a half bags to the acreof 10 10 20,when would be the best time to apply this before or after sowing the seed?

Water John

A bit of lime might be in order too.

Reggie.

morphy87 wrote: »

what fertilizer would you normally spread,i am thinking of spreading 2 and a half bags to the acreof 10 10 20,when would be the best time to apply this before or after sowing the seed?

Two bags to the acres should be enough. Before or after as it makes little difference

Mooooo

Always go with 3 bags here of 10.10.20 and spread just before seed is set. Spread lime also

Dunedin

Mooooo wrote: »

Always go with 3 bags here of 10.10.20 and spread just before seed is set. Spread lime also

I do exactly the same here. Roll after seeding and close the gate

Reggie.

Dunedin wrote: »

I do exactly the same here. Roll after seeding and close the gate

I prefer 2 at seeding and another bag after about 6 weeks. Constant feeding

White Clover

Don't spare the phosphorus at sowing time. I always go with a minimum of 40 units/acre depending on soil test results.

mahoney_j

Reggie. wrote: »

I prefer 2 at seeding and another bag after about 6 weeks. Constant feeding

I go 4 bags 10 10 20 and 2 t ground lime pre sowing and bag can after 4/5 weeks .all about giving new seeds the very best start .getting a grazing in after 6/7 weeks crucial to help plant tiller and thicken up

Mooooo

Whenever we reseed ground gets plastered with dung and or slurry prior to ploughing, lime and fert spread before seed is set and rolled. Graze as early as possible then and follow on with fert every round

morphy87

thanks for all the opinions,what i am going to do i think is spread two ton of lime to the acre,disc,power harrow spread 2 and a half bags to the acre of 10 10 20 then sow and then roll,would any one have a good seed reconmendation?

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

I prefer 2 at seeding and another bag after about 6 weeks. Constant feeding

Same here, 10 10 20 and then 18 6 12 htree weeks later, got great results with the oversowing, it really trasformed the sward, the drought checked the old grass and gave the new grass a chance, we grazed it hard for a week after sowing and light grazing every two to three weeks after that

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

Same here, 10 10 20 and then 18 6 12 htree weeks later, got great results with the oversowing, it really trasformed the sward, the drought checked the old grass and gave the new grass a chance, we grazed it hard for a week after sowing and light grazing every two to three weeks after that

Now give it a good harrowing in the spring to get rid of the dirt

GrasstoMilk

morphy87 wrote: »

thanks for all the opinions,what i am going to do i think is spread two ton of lime to the acre,disc,power harrow spread 2 and a half bags to the acre of 10 10 20 then sow and then roll,would any one have a good seed reconmendation?

Wgat will you be using it for? Silage or grazing? Is it on dry or heavy land ?

morphy87

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Wgat will you be using it for? Silage or grazing? Is it on dry or heavy land ?

its very dry land,hope to graze it in the spring and then get a cut of silage late may and then graze again for the year

Dakota Dan

Anyone using Sinclair McGill grass seed? I sowed a field with turbo grazing one cut silage 22 years ago and it's still going strong. It will always have to be grazed before the rotation is complete. Expensive seed but in the late big run it will pay off. BTW I'm not any way connected to Sinclair McGill 😀😀😀