grass growth

leg wax · 18-03-2011 09:53AM #1

as the title suggests has anyone got any in their part of the country.no growth in waterford yet see some dairy farms that the paddocks have been grazed and spread with fert and the grass is gone yellow, a very poor up take and the price of it.

vanderbadger · 18-03-2011 10:06AM

no nothing much in N clare yet, even reseeded ground isnt moving, the last few days the weather seems to be picking up but still a bit cold

whelan1 · 18-03-2011 10:17AM

anywhere that got slurry is doing well , where got n isnt near as good, have a big area for cows so theres no problem moving them on , still in at night, normally we wouldnt have them out by day til after 17 march, have them out 2 weeks at this stage

Tora Bora · 18-03-2011 10:29AM

Sharp frosts at night, for past 4 or 5 nights.
Have to scrape the windscreen in the morning.
Any N spread in those conditions must be wasted.

Bizzum · 18-03-2011 11:52AM

I spoke with a sales rep from one of the fertilizer companies on Wed, he is taking soil temps every day, and he tells me the soil temp is hovering (midlands) around 6/7*C during the day but falling well back at night.
So grass growth is happening but only limited growth.
Was thinking about spreading next week or the following week depending on conditions!

snowman707 · 18-03-2011 12:38PM

growth is slow, we are spreading well watered slurry after grazing and it is keeping places green. sheep are getting tight and we may opt to draft lambs at a lighter weight than usual if current prices hold,

got 2 weeks grass in front of the cows so hopefully things will improve by then

blue5000 · 18-03-2011 02:53PM

V slow here too, have only got weanling heifers out so far. Poor response to half bag urea on re-seeded ground about 4 weeks ago.:(

Spread another 12 acres earlier this week.

babybrian · 18-03-2011 02:56PM

little or no growth in west offaly, have cows out since 9th Feb and there was a small bit of growth around the end of Feb but nothing now and grass is getting scorched with frost too..

BeeDI · 18-03-2011 02:56PM

blue5000 wrote: »

V slow here too, have only got weanling heifers out so far. Poor response to half bag urea on re-seeded ground about 4 weeks ago.:(

Spread another 12 acres earlier this week.

I cut the lawn yesterday for second time in 3 weeks:eek: Wouldn't be able to find a blade of grass on the land with a magnifying glass. Amazing isn't it:rolleyes:

PMU · 18-03-2011 04:55PM

I growth measured at 7kgs for the last week,half the usual rate for this time of year

linebacker52 · 18-03-2011 06:05PM

Measured 14kg's of growth for last week. Just looking over the ditch seems to be growing ok this week.I'm In south east Wexford.

johngalway · 18-03-2011 06:31PM

Put out 18.6.12 on the saved land last week I think it was, noticed some growth there, definite difference over the past week. If it continues like that I should have a nice pick of grass for the end of the month to coincide with lambing. I'd prefer it less cold at night, but can't do anything about the weather.

funny man · 18-03-2011 07:52PM

Measured 9kg's in the midlands, good growth on anything that's grazed with shag all on the rest of it, out by day only as my girls like to be pampered. Any early N is not wasted it would have been taken up by the plant and it will be available when conditions improve, remember it's no good spreading fertilizer when you need grass as your 3 weeks to late by then.

keep going · 18-03-2011 11:21PM

low growth even in west cork, but that said stuff that has cover is doing ok and there seems to be great lasting in the bite thats there. cows are happy out and this could set up the year for us

browned · 19-03-2011 10:17AM

only about 9kgs here in west cork so pretty much the same as last yr. fields that got eraly N seems to be growing with regrowths fairly slow at present. grass should take off when the weather gets warmer, nothin to worry about yet.

whelan1 · 20-03-2011 09:34AM

just wondering if you let your cows to a paddock and they arent happy do you move them or leave them ?

funny man · 20-03-2011 11:53AM

whelan1 wrote: »

just wondering if you let your cows to a paddock and they arent happy do you move them or leave them ?

all depends on what cover is on it and the quality of it, very hard to give advice on this as there is a fine line between feeding your cows and pushing them too hard, I don't mind doing it when there are out by day only, they can be pushed that little bit harder as i have maize/silage waiting in the yard for them at night time.

whelan1 · 20-03-2011 02:41PM

i had had my cows on the silage ground and put them to a paddock today , there was no way they would stay in it , had walked the paddock yesterday and there is good cover on it , only thing was it got slurry 3 weeks ago , they did not like it at all , had to let them back to silage ground where there is feck all grass left

funny man · 20-03-2011 02:45PM

whelan1 wrote: »

i had had my cows on the silage ground and put them to a paddock today , there was no way they would stay in it , had walked the paddock yesterday and there is good cover on it , only thing was it got slurry 3 weeks ago , they did not like it at all , had to let them back to silage ground where there is feck all grass left

was the slurry watery? i spread some 3 weeks ago and they are due to go into it mid-week the cover is only 800, i'm now concerned about mine.

linebacker52 · 20-03-2011 02:47PM

whelan1 wrote: »

i had had my cows on the silage ground and put them to a paddock today , there was no way they would stay in it , had walked the paddock yesterday and there is good cover on it , only thing was it got slurry 3 weeks ago , they did not like it at all , had to let them back to silage ground where there is feck all grass left

Three weeks is to soon to graze after slurry made same mistake a few years ago ran out of grass and had to put them in a field that got slurry yield fell way back and they werent happy.I don't spread slurry to cow ground anymore.

whelan1 · 20-03-2011 02:50PM

i will put them to field tomorrow that got no slurry but doesnt have as much cover:rolleyes:

irishh_bob · 20-03-2011 03:19PM

whelan1 wrote: »

i had had my cows on the silage ground and put them to a paddock today , there was no way they would stay in it , had walked the paddock yesterday and there is good cover on it , only thing was it got slurry 3 weeks ago , they did not like it at all , had to let them back to silage ground where there is feck all grass left

slury didnt absorb properly this spring , slurry went out at our place the 17th of january and its still not soaked in

thats interesting · 20-03-2011 05:37PM

Starting my second rotation today. I know, i know, a little early. Been grazing since end of January most days (and been out 14 days by night, picking the best calmest, no frost, no wind, or no rain, nights only) so grass is regrowing since then. It's ok but a bit low. Making up the difference with meal and a little silage. Gotta keep cows well fed always.
Maybe we'll get good growth next week.

linebacker52 · 20-03-2011 06:14PM

thats interesting wrote: »

Starting my second rotation today. I know, i know, a little early. Been grazing since end of January most days (and been out 14 days by night, picking the best calmest, no frost, no wind, or no rain, nights only) so grass is regrowing since then. It's ok but a bit low. Making up the difference with meal and a little silage. Gotta keep cows well fed always.
Maybe we'll get good growth next week.

What covers are you going into ?

C0N0R · 20-03-2011 07:38PM

funny man wrote: »

was the slurry watery? i spread some 3 weeks ago and they are due to go into it mid-week the cover is only 800, i'm now concerned about mine.

800 kg/dm a hectare?? Or acre?

stanflt · 20-03-2011 08:01PM

leave at least 6weeks after slurry for grazing-if this wasnt the case no body would ever need fertilizer.:)

funny man · 20-03-2011 08:24PM

C0N0R wrote: »

800 kg/dm a hectare?? Or acre?

Hectare, i stopped dealing in acre's since area aid.

funny man · 20-03-2011 08:25PM

stanflt wrote: »

leave at least 6weeks after slurry for grazing-if this wasnt the case no body would ever need fertilizer.:)

even the very watery stuff?

thats interesting · 20-03-2011 08:27PM

linebacker52 wrote: »

What covers are you going into ?

Ok I'm a bit rusty on the eyeballing at this stage but I'd guess round 900- 1000 ish.

C0N0R · 20-03-2011 08:33PM

funny man wrote: »

Hectare, i stopped dealing in acre's since area aid.

For some old habits die hard!

stanflt · 20-03-2011 08:38PM

funny man wrote: »

even the very watery stuff?

even the watery stuff-it taint the grass

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