Reply To: Red Legged Earth Mite

  • Brett Hazelden

    Member
    12/06/2024 at 10:24 am

    Hello All

    Touch wood I’ve had no red legs (yet!!)

    About 3-4 weeks after seeding (30 April) I put out the following mix

    Per 500 litre tank load = covers 2-3ha with the Tow and Fert

    Fish Hydrolysate 35 litres (brewed on farm)

    JS mix 8kg (made on farm and ~8 months old)

    Seaweed solid extract 850g (Soil Dynamics)

    Fulvic Acid Powder 1.5kg (Soil Dynamics)

    Potassium Humate Powder 1.5kg (Soil Dynamics)

    Molasses 10kg (half a container)

    trace elements 1kg (Campbells Trace-It Total)

    MPK 3kg (Campbells Solu-MKP)

    Eco-flo lime 750ml (micronized liquid lime)

    Magnesium 1kg (Campbells Solu-Mag)

    Potassium 1kg (Campbells Solu-K)

    The tow and fert pic shows the grow stage when I sprayed to get both the soil and new growth (22 May)

    Attached are some photos from last week (3 June) of the paddocks which now have our ewes in for lambing due to commence next week. The ruler is 15cm as a reference.

    I should add our hill looks about half as good due to it being more sandy – so I’ve shown you the good areas 🙂

    As a reference last year I only sprayed out a worm juice with molasses and seaweed about 3-4 weeks after seeding and only had a couple of spots of red legs appear (only a few square meters here and there)