Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures
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Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 7 months ago -
Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 7 months ago7 months ago (edited)
We were keen to experiment with dry seeding this year so decided to go early. Late March we seeded (using a disc drill) 10ha of the farm with a multispecies mix of mostly annual soil builders – Oats, Peas, Vetch, Serradella, Tillage Radish,
Linseed, clover plus some warm season starters Sunflowers & Buckwheat, and a small amount of…
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Hi Kate,
I am interested in your seeding rate? And what percentages of each seed in your mix?
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Mark Tupman posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 9 months agoA good article by incitec pivot sighting the potential negative effects of putting too much soluble N or P in with seeds at planting.
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They don’t talk about it in the article but what about the impact on soil biology or the potential disincentive for seedlings to develop healthy relationships with soil biology for future nutritional benefits…
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 10 months agoI’m looking to order this years seed for planting in April and thought I ‘d ask the group what people are looking to put in this year, and what has been successful or not worked?
I was looking at doing a custom mix again but the Bells Pollinator Mix in combination with the Premium Mix at a ratio of 1:2 looks like it might be a cheaper option.…
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Hello Brett. What is the aim of the planting? There would be different recommendations based on purpose. Are you doing a cover, improved annual based pasture or looking to establish permanent perennial based pasture?
It looks like you have a fairly good handle on what to use in covers. I would probably not add a perennial species to a cover…
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures 11 months agoNext update on irrigation paddocks that were seeded on 8 October with the Soilkee.
Best laid plans was to have the seed in at the start of October which should then have seen about 4 weeks of rain plus top up irrigation to get them established. Well last real rain was 3 October so has been irrigation only.
We have had a first graze but it’s all…
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Yes, pulling off a summer cover crop in this environment is proving to be very challenging, plus the soil disturbance one needs to carry out to deal with the existing stand of growth from the rainy season in order to successfully seed in spring.
No one is summer cropping the same species we use in summer cover crops in this area, for good…
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year agoa year ago (edited)
Some follow up photos post the Soilkee seeding.
No real rain post seeding 4 weeks ago so it has all been irrigation.
Competition is causing the expected challenges with some areas being hard to see any seed coming up at all. But other areas are relatively easy to see.
Jury’s still out on the benefit of the Soilkee. Spacing looks too wide to me,…
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I saw this pic on a facebook post from someone in Victoria – it looks similar into existing pasture.
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Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year ago
Reply to Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions
Thanks Eric, exactly what I wanted to know & pretty much our experience as well. Interesting about the perennial rye – good point. Fine for irrigated pastures I guess.
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Mark Tupman replied to the discussion Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year ago
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Eric Dobbe replied to the discussion Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year ago
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Dormancy of our temperate grasses is important in our dry summers. Chicory and plantain no problem but the grasses will lose persistence if they are summer active. I have seen failed paddocks of summer active tall fescue and seen perennial rye act as a biannual ( persisted one summer) of course there will be exceptions – valley floors that…
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Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year ago
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Great work Eric! I’m really interested in how you got them established.. what sort of paddock prep, seeding timing & method?
Also not sure why not going into dormancy is a problem ( perennial rye)?
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