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Is it too early to build up a bank of grass?

  • 06-08-2011 02:55PM
    #1
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    As title says do you think its too early to start building up a grass bank for extended grazing?

    I still have some silage to cut, 10 acs approx. I don't normally make second cut but doing it this year because maize isn't looking too good. I reckon next week might be right time to blanket spred about a bag of CAN per acre, any comments welcome?

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



Comments

  • #2
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    i spread 40 acres yesterday ,with 1 bag of 27-2.5 -5 ,i still have 60 to spread and will wait another while before doing it,but i think its time to start but not sure about spreading all the ground.


  • #3
    case 956
    Closed Accounts Posts: 464 ✭✭case 956


    all depends on stocking rate, if stocked over 3 cows/ha, i would be inclined to start building from the 10th on. on spreading manure i would be inclined to spread a bag now around the 15th and another bag on the grazing block around the 10th sept. with current growth rates i would wait another 10 days before i start building. that my opinion


  • #4
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    way too early, at least a month I would say, We are still whacking on N full rate and will so up until the deadline. just aim to have the farm resembling the run up on a cricket pitch during winter


  • #5
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I agree its a hard one to judge, leg wax's way of splitting it 40;60 makes sense. I'm stocked at just over 2.8 LU/ha(without the silage ground) and have a lot of clover so will probably go on silage ground where there is less clover first.

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



  • #6
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    now is the time to start building up covers as growth rates fall off from now on, the only difference is the action needed to provide a bank of grass for late autumn, on farms where demand is 50kgs/hect and above more feeding and fertilizer is required below that and it can be done quite easily by closing off portion of ground fertilizing it with 50-60 units of pasture/cut sward and leaving it till mid-sept and grazing it then this will give a boost to the rest of the farm, (not recommended on heavy or undrained ground).


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