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Weed control is one of the biggest challenges when it comes to establishment and management of game cover and wild bird seed mixtures. These diverse mixes often contain ...
Areas of heavy equine usage such as gateways and grass tracks around paddocks are at their worst this time of year. Continuous hoof traffic – also known as poaching - causes ...
As grass growth usually slows right down during the cold winter months there is no need to cut the grass on lawns and verges. However, during mild spells - such as the one much of ...
With difficult seed bed conditions it is a good to remind sowers of small seeds of the need to obtain a FINE and FIRM seed bed prior to sowing. Robin Hill, chairman at Cotswold ...
Many people are thinking about sowing wild flower meadows at this time of year and a quick reminder of how best to do this might help. When should I sow?Wild flowers should be ...
Wild bird seed mixtures can be sown from May onwards. July is getting late for many species that are sown to provide winter food for farmland birds. For patching up failed sowings ...
After extreme weather we are always glad to finally see some sunshine and higher temperatures. Some farmers can be very behind compared to previous other ...
This valuable short term catch crop can be sown until the end of August. Stubble turnips and rape grow very quickly so from a planting then, you could be on grazing in the ...
When areas of the country suffer a very dry spell, such as spring 2017, farmers maybe concerned about seed germination. To minimise the risk of crop failure, Ian ...
As with any other crop, getting the pH right for grass and clovers is vital with the optimum pH for most grasses around pH 6.0 and for red and white clovers a little higher at ...
At spring approaches, we are asked most often is: when is the best time to plant grass leys? Here is a brief run down of optimum planting dates. Of course these will vary ...
To achieve the best possible results from short term, grass-based leys sown in the spring the leys need to be a mix containing fast growing annuals and short ...
March is the time of year when many farmers start thinking about over-seeding tired or worn leys with grass and/or clover. This is an excellent - and economical - way of ...
Winter frosts can lift soil over the winter leaving the roots of young grass and legume plants explosed and vulnerable to winter kill. Rolling these fields in late winter will ...
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