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The Reseeding/Stitching Discussion Thread.

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    #782
    Castlekeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭Castlekeeper


    DJ98 wrote: »
    Have a field with a large area of thistles in it, has been sprayed and will be ploughed tomorrow, will these thistles have to be topped first or can they be ploughed straight in to the ground. The reason I ask is because I don't have access to a topper if they have to be removed

    No need whatsoever to top, they'll disappear undertow sod.


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    #783
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    DJ98 wrote: »
    I don't think so, they have been sprayed off over 3 weeks and are well dead at this stage

    If dead then plough away


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    #784
    grange mac
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭grange mac


    Reggie. wrote: »
    What type of slurry

    Sorry Reggie, normal cattle slurry with splash plate and watery.


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    #785
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    grange mac wrote: »
    Sorry Reggie, normal cattle slurry with splash plate and watery.

    You could have burned the seed. Just a possibility


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    #786
    grange mac
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭grange mac


    Reggie. wrote: »
    You could have burned the seed. Just a possibility

    Yeah doubt it but unsure. Contractor said I'm not only one this year complaining of it. He getting service man down take look at his seeder as all 4 people he done it for had massive failure rates. To me if it goes out, it should grow. Unless slugs... Only difference this year is vol rain we got on South West Country had been shocking... I'll just go at it with wagtail next year as too late now.
    Thanks anyway.


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    #787
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    grange mac wrote: »
    Yeah doubt it but unsure. Contractor said I'm not only one this year complaining of it. He getting service man down take look at his seeder as all 4 people he done it for had massive failure rates. To me if it goes out, it should grow. Unless slugs... Only difference this year is vol rain we got on South West Country had been shocking... I'll just go at it with wagtail next year as too late now.
    Thanks anyway.

    What machine was used? Drill or stitcher?


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    #788
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,113 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Don't think you are still too late. Depends what you want to set and what the ground looks like. Knock up a bit of soil with a harrow, wagtail trailing a bit of sally and roll.


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    #789
    Castlekeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭Castlekeeper


    Water John wrote: »
    Don't think you are still too late. Depends what you want to set and what the ground looks like. Knock up a bit of soil with a harrow, wagtail trailing a bit of sally and roll.

    Agreed, temperatures are in the 20s and prg will come away fine for another few weeks easy on any brown earth. Just put in plenty seed.


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    #790
    grange mac
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭grange mac


    Reggie. wrote: »
    What mac
    hine was used? Drill or stitcher?

    An air stitcher, machine is new and seller is taking a look at it this week as still under warranty.


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    #791
    CloughCasey1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,741 ✭✭✭CloughCasey1


    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Redstart sown here 15th August. Up 4 inches now. Great growth weather to get it going.

    Taken this evening


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    #792
    Water John
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    Great, mine's peeping up now too.


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    #793
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭High bike


    CloughCasey1 wrote: »
    Taken this evening
    we put ours in the same time and got 2 weeks rain straight away so couldn't roll.Got the fert out after 3 weeks and its coming away grand now with the heat for the last couple of weeks I'll put a pic up tomorrow.


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    #794
    Reggie.
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    Well at least I got the reseed right this year


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    #795
    Sugarbowl
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    If you are going clearing off land for reseeding with a digger, is it necessary to spray it first?
    Land is currently under rushes, briars, gorse etc along with intervals of grass/weeds.


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    #796
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Sugarbowl wrote: »
    If you are going clearing off land for reseeding with a digger, is it necessary to spray it first?
    Land is currently under rushes, briars, gorse etc along with intervals of grass/weeds.

    Nah. I'd spray after


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    #797
    Farmer_3650
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Farmer_3650


    Have some neglected land that I'm planning on reseeding in the next few years. ph is currently 5.7 so it'll need 2 splits of lime to get the ph to 6.3. Should I get the land to 6.3 before I think about reseeding it, or should I put the second split of lime out during the reseeding? It's getting 2ton/ ac this week.


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    #798
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Farmer_3650 wrote: »
    Have some neglected land that I'm planning on reseeding in the next few years. ph is currently 5.7 so it'll need 2 splits of lime to get the ph to 6.3. Should I get the land to 6.3 before I think about reseeding it, or should I put the second split of lime out during the reseeding? It's getting 2ton/ ac this week.

    What will it take to get it to the 6.3


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    #799
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,057 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Reggie. wrote: »
    What will it take to get it to the 6.3

    I find that the first two ton brings it up a lot, Maybe to well over six, but if you don't follow it up within the two years it goes down quick too


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    #800
    Farmer_3650
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Farmer_3650


    Reggie. wrote: »
    What will it take to get it to the 6.3

    4 ton/acre


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    #801
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Farmer_3650 wrote: »
    4 ton/acre

    You could give it 2 ton now and reseed in the spring. You would have to wait another year to give it another 2 ton bit the ground might be tender after bring reseeded tho


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Farmer_3650 wrote: »
    Have some neglected land that I'm planning on reseeding in the next few years. ph is currently 5.7 so it'll need 2 splits of lime to get the ph to 6.3. Should I get the land to 6.3 before I think about reseeding it, or should I put the second split of lime out during the reseeding? It's getting 2ton/ ac this week.

    Is it a mineral soil or a peaty type soil?

    Mineral soils can be brought up to 6.3, assuming there's no molybdenum problems in the area. Around 6 to 6.1 if there is.

    Peaty soils should only be taken up to 5.9.


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    #803
    Farmer_3650
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Farmer_3650


    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    Is it a mineral soil or a peaty type soil?

    Mineral soils can be brought up to 6.3, assuming there's no molybdenum problems in the area. Around 6 to 6.1 if there is.

    Peaty soils should only be taken up to 5.9.

    Most of it would be a good sandy soil apart from an acre down the end which would be peaty type soil. I was just thinking I'd be better off get to the correct ph before reseeding to ensure that the growth of the new sward wouldnt be stunted in any way.


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    #804
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Farmer_3650 wrote: »
    Most of it would be a good sandy soil apart from an acre down the end which would be peaty type soil. I was just thinking I'd be better off get to the correct ph before reseeding to ensure that the growth of the new sward wouldnt be stunted in any way.

    You'll probably need two different grass mixtures in the two different soil types, I learned that the hard way.

    You should be OK with everything as regards lime but the peaty acre should be kept lower than the rest of the field.


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    #805
    joe35
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭joe35


    Have a bit of rough mountain ground here. An old bank that was covered in bushes. With a lot of elbow grease got rid of all the bushes. Spread a good bit of time on this ground. Can't drive a tractor on it so any spreading, seed, lime, feet, has to be spread with hand.

    Anyway, lots of bushes coming on the hill again and wondering what is best to keep them down.


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    #806
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,057 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    joe35 wrote: »
    Have a bit of rough mountain ground here. An old bank that was covered in bushes. With a lot of elbow grease got rid of all the bushes. Spread a good bit of time on this ground. Can't drive a tractor on it so any spreading, seed, lime, feet, has to be spread with hand.

    Anyway, lots of bushes coming on the hill again and wondering what is best to keep them down.

    I used Brushwood Killer years ago, It worked well, killed blackthorn and furze. Don't know if it's still on the market,


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    #807
    joe35
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭joe35


    Just googled it now. Still available, thanks wrangler


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    #808
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭High bike


    Just wondering does anyone know if you can stitch kale in without power harrowing or would it be a waste of time??



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    #809
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117666149#Comment_117666149

    Yeah. Doing it next week



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    #810
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭High bike


    Whats the procedure u use Reggie?



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    High bike
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