Reseed now or spring

You’ll probably get different opinions on both and in essence both will be fine. The challenge you will have if you spray now, you’ll need to give it ten days to burn off before ploughing and you’ll be at the mercy of the weather. Whilst it’s perfect at the moment, that could change as you head towards mid to end of September. if weather holds, you could sow well into October. Same in spring, you just need the weather to play ball (& no frost)

That said, I’m basing that on my heavy midlands land which once it gets wet at this time of year, it simply doesn’t dry. I ploughed one year around 20th August, weather broke and ended sowing on 7th May following year!!

Worst case scenario, assuming that you are planning for without the ground for the winter so you spray now, plough in a couple of weeks and if you get it sown, then great, and if not then it’s ploughed and ready for tilling once the spring comes.

probably won’t need post emergence spray in autumn but you will definitely in spring sowing

should be ready for grazing after 6 weeks in the spring and a bit longer for autumn. If you could graze with sheep the fist time, better job. Lighter on the ground and will graze tighter

best of luck

If you are ploughing, I’d go now. Warm dry soil. A lot less weed to contend with next early summer. But if disking it’s too late.

Most grass will germinate in 14 days

All depends on what you know about your own ground.

Stuff that was sown late last year grew well over the winter for this spring. Also the weather turned and there was ground sprayed off that wasn't sown till April this year.

I sowed grass in early March this year and it grew well. Lads that waited till mid April then got caught with the late frosts in May and the grass got checked. Then stuff sown in May git caught with the drought and got dirty as the weeds could outperform the grass that had no moisture.

Reseeding is a gamble at the best of times. There is no such thing as a one stop method. Your really st the mercy of the gods and the weather at the best of times. Seen farmers do everything right and the crop be poor and lads that did the bare minimum and got a Savage crop.

What is the best time to use a post emergence spray and are there any suitable for clover?

Chickweed usually is sorted by either mowing or grazing.

You may not need to spray till the spring if you sow late as the weeds may not get established with the harsher weather and of it does the weeds will die back over the winter where the grass will keep establishing. How often have we seen more grass growing in Dec than the previous Oct.

I've sown in Oct some years and stopped in Sept in others due to weather. It all depends on the back end on how kind it is weather wise.

It’s all about the weather....... you’d need good weather all along but it’s possible. That said, I’d be letting out a few sheep as opposed to 30 dry cows.

I wouldn't plough unless you really had to. That type of ground would respond well to discing and powerharrow. Would be quicker too and easier to level

Burying your best topsoil plus can be harder to level at times. If the ground is as dry as you say it'll turn to powder very quickly and easily hence discing would do

If you do plough get it rolled just before it dries out fully. Helps with the tillers afterwards when you flatten it down