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Grass seed variety recommendations for reclaimed bog

  • 08-03-2019 02:21PM
    #1
    Homer jay
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    Hi, I have recently reclaimed 10 acres of bog land and looking for what grass seed varieties and clover seeds ye would recommend or grass seeds ye have found grows in bog land. Some of it is goodish enough type of ground and more of it is real peaty. It will mainly be used for grazing sheep. Tia Homer.


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  • #2
    blue5000
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    Something with timothy anyway. I've found it hard to get clover to survive in cutaway bog. Do a google on heavy ground/peat +grass.

    https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/timothy-the-forgotten-grass-species/

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



  • #3
    yosemitesam1
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    Alsike clover and maybe birds foot trefoil if you're not going to graze it too intensively. Meadow or tall fescue and cocksfoot in addition to timothy


  • #4
    Reggie.
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    I sowed grass in bogland last year. I think it's was Tipperary grass no 2 from agritech. It was s seed mixture for difficult soils and even with the drought last year it flew. Huge head of grass on it atm


  • #5
    jimini0
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    When ye say reseeded bog. What kind of ground are ye talking about? Any pictures


  • #6
    Reggie.
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    jimini0 wrote: »
    When ye say reseeded bog. What kind of ground are ye talking about? Any pictures

    It was in GLAS beforehand for 3 years and we all know the type of land is put into that.. only have during and after pics. None of beforehand


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  • #7
    charolais0153
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    jimini0 wrote: »
    When ye say reseeded bog. What kind of ground are ye talking about? Any pictures

    Land that can have turf cut on it


  • #8
    jimini0
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    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Land that can have turf cut on it

    I have a 2 acre field that's boggy. 3 to 4 inches of peaty soil then daub underneath.


  • #9
    Hard Knocks
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    I sowed grass in bogland last year. I think it's was Tipperary grass no 2 from agritech. It was s seed mixture for difficult soils and even with the drought last year it flew. Huge head of grass on it atm

    Did you just spray off & min till?
    How much fertilizer would it need for first few years?


  • #10
    Reggie.
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    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Did you just spray off & min till?
    How much fertilizer would it need for first few years?

    Horrible job. Had to be sprayed off. Mowed, raked, baled. Powerharrowed and then sown. Some trash in it


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